Deck 5: The American Revolution Key

Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding Benedict Arnold is FALSE?

A) Arnold had previously foiled the advance of Barry St. Leger into the Mohawk Valley.
B) Arnold conspired with the British to betray a Patriot stronghold at West Point, New York.
C) Arnold spent the last years of the Revolution as a prisoner of war.
D) Arnold was an American military hero early in the war.
E) During the war, Arnold grew convinced the American cause was hopeless.

Answer 1

Arnold spent the last years of the Revolution as a prisoner of war.

Question 2

of the Revolutionary War?

A) American troops captured Quebec.
B) British troops under William Howe captured Philadelphia.
C) The British won a significant victory in North Carolina.
D) American troops took Nova Scotia.
E) British troops evacuated Boston.

Answer 2

British troops evacuated Boston.

Question 3

The war effort by American colonists would be financed primarily by

A) borrowing from abroad.
B) printing paper money.
C) spending hard currency.
D) melting down jewelry into specie.
E) selling bonds.

Answer 3

borrowing from abroad.

Question 4

Published in January 1776,Common Sense was written by

A) Thomas Paine.
B) Thomas Jefferson.
C) James Otis.
D) James Madison.
E) Ben Franklin.

Question 5

The Declaration of Independence

A) borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents.
B) avoided making any direct criticism of the king.
C) originally recommended that all slaves be freed.
D) called for the formation of a two-party democracy.
E) was never formally approved by the Second Continental Congress.

Question 6

of the American Revolution,the British

A) began a policy of "total war" that resulted in several cities being burned to the ground.
B) made a focused effort to win public support in the northern colonies.
C) badly overestimated the support of American Loyalists.
D) mounted their largest military assault against the Continental army.
E) concentrated their efforts on capturing individual Patriots.

Question 7

At the start of the Revolution,American advantages over the British included a

A) better relationship with Native American tribes.
B) larger number of troops.
C) more coherent military command structure.
D) better equipped navy.
E) greater commitment to the war.

Question 8

During the American Revolution,the Iroquois Confederacy officially

A) declared its neutrality.
B) disbanded and withdrew to the west.
C) allied itself with the colonists.
D) allied itself with the British.
E) refused to ally with either combatant until France entered the war.

Question 9

Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because

A) the colonists' wealth had all been kept in London.
B) Congress did not have the authority to impose taxes.
C) bonds were not yet in use.
D) the printing of paper money was illegal.
E) foreign nations refused to loan money for the war effort.

Question 10

The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

A) General William Howe stay in camp when he was supposed to have moved south.
B) a major American victory at Philadelphia.
C) General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga.
D) the British retake Boston and set it afire.
E) the British surround and lay siege to George Washington's army at Valley Forge.

Question 11

Which of the following nations remained America's most important ally during the American Revolution?

A) the Netherlands
B) Spain
C) Portugal
D) France
E) Canada

Question 12

As commander of the Continental army,George Washington

A) saw Congress leave all important military decisions up to his judgment.
B) had no shortage of Americans willing to volunteer to fight the British.
C) was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots.
D) was an early critic of independence.
E) had no previous actual military experience.

Question 13

The author of Common Sense

A) was arrested by British officials and charged with treason.
B) was an American who had never been to England.
C) sold very few copies of his pamphlet until after the war was won.
D) considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonists.
E) sought to concentrate colonial anger on unpopular parliamentary measures.

Question 14

carried into communities previously isolated from the war,

A) local criticism of Patriots increased.
B) support for independence greatly increased.
C) more Loyalists began actively helping the British.
D) American armies engaged in more large, open-field battles.
E) large segments of the American population became war refugees.

Question 15

of the American Revolution,British military efforts were hampered by

A) an American blockade of British ships.
B) American alliances with Native American tribes in the region.
C) the American capture of the commanding British general.
D) a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes.
E) a severe shortage of new soldiers coming from England.

Question 16

In early 1778,France

A) expelled the colonies' diplomats, including Benjamin Franklin, from Paris.
B) declared war on both England and Spain.
C) agreed to give the Americans money and supplies, but withheld their soldiers.
D) withdrew military naval support from the U.S., but continued to provide monetary assistance and supplies.
E) recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandoning the war effort.

Question 17

of the American Revolution?

A) Charleston
B) Yorktown
C) Guilford Court House
D) Cowpens
E) Saratoga

Question 18

When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night,1776,he was intent on surprising

A) American Loyalists.
B) Indians.
C) William Howe.
D) British regulars.
E) the Hessians.

Question 19

In the Battle of Bunker Hill,

A) the Patriots suffered light casualties and won the battle.
B) Benedict Arnold was wounded.
C) the British suffered heavy casualties.
D) the Patriots refused to withdraw and were all killed.
E) the British surrendered their main forces to the Patriots.

Question 20

In 1775,as conflicts with England intensified,American colonists

A) believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them.
B) made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war.
C) were deeply divided about what they were fighting for.
D) considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army.
E) saw their larger population as a key advantage over England.

Question 21

For most Revolutionary American political thinkers,the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of

A) opportunity and of condition.
B) rights, regardless of race, sex, or property.
C) rights and of condition.
D) opportunity.
E) condition.

Question 22

During the American Revolution,female "camp followers"

A) played traditional female roles and were not involved in combat.
B) were prostitutes.
C) served to maintain traditional gender distinctions.
D) assisted in the support of regular troops.
E) often inadvertently betrayed the position of Washington's army.

Question 23

Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated by

A) an English desire to protect American vessels.
B) the flood of immigration after the war.
C) the closing of British ports to American trade.
D) British abandonment of impressments.
E) favorable trade agreements with England.

Question 24

The prominent eighteenth-century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest emphasis on the right of women to

A) divorce.
B) own property.
C) serve in combat.
D) vote.
E) obtain an education.

Question 25

Regarding the status of women,the effect of the American Revolution

A) generally weakened the position of women in society.
B) was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system.
C) was minimal and short-term.
D) was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society.
E) led some women to question their position in society.

Question 26

In 1776,Abigail Adams was an advocate for

A) new protections for women against abusive and tyrannical men.
B) temperance.
C) support for impoverished war widows.
D) a woman's right to vote.
E) full gender equality in the new post-war nation.

Question 27

The core American political ideology of the post-war period considered the success of the new republican governments to be dependent on

A) independent landowners.
B) a strong central governing authority.
C) the development of heavy industry.
D) the creation of a strong military.
E) westward expansion.

Question 28

Following the American Revolution,as the republic took shape in the 1780s,greater social importance was attached to women in the role of

A) wives.
B) feminists.
C) mothers.
D) citizens.
E) nurses.

Question 29

The principal Americans who negotiated the peace terms with the British were

A) John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Huntington.
B) Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and John Adams.
C) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.
D) Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
E) Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.

Question 30

The battle at Yorktown involved

A) the suicide of the commanding British general.
B) evidence that the British were executing prisoners of war.
C) the bloodiest battle of the war.
D) treachery on the part of Benedict Arnold.
E) a combined French and American army and navy.

Question 31

Which of the following statements regarding General Nathanael Greene is FALSE?

A) He was one of the most effective commanders in the American army.
B) He led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown.
C) He was forced to withdraw at Guilford Court House after inflicting heavy losses.
D) He divided his forces into fast-moving contingents to confuse and exasperate Cornwallis.
E) He replaced Horatio Gates as commander of the southern forces in the Continental army.

Question 32

During the American Revolution,Loyalists

A) freed their slaves to help augment British forces in the colonies.
B) constituted perhaps as many as one-third of the white colonial population.
C) were nearly all office holders in the English government.
D) were forbidden by the Patriots to move to England until the war had ended.
E) were forced to leave the colonies soon after the war began.

Question 33

During the 1780s,most state governments

A) eliminated property requirements for voters.
B) moved to limit popular power.
C) were notable for their stability.
D) remained strongly elitist.
E) found it difficult to revise their constitutions.

Question 34

As a result of the American Revolution,the Anglican Church in America was

A) praised by Patriots for supporting independence.
B) banned in most colonies.
C) tried for aiding and abetting the British.
D) made the official religion of Virginia.
E) weakened.

Question 35

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

A) was written by James Madison.
B) All these answers are correct.
C) only applied to Christian denominations.
D) called for a complete separation of church and state.
E) gave all religious denominations special privileges within the state.

Question 36

Which of the following statements regarding the American Revolution and Native Americans is FALSE?

A) Some Indians took advantage of the conflict to launch attacks of their own.
B) The outcome of the war largely weakened the position of Indians.
C) Most Indian tribes chose to stay out of the war.
D) After the war, many Indians began to adapt to the norms of white society. .
E) Indians generally had better relations with the British than with the Americans.

Question 37

In 1780,Massachusetts sought to revise the power of the governor by

A) allowing the legislature to set his salary.
B) taking away his authority to veto legislation.
C) permitting him to sit in the legislature.
D) granting him the power to tax.
E) having him elected directly by the people.

Question 38

During the American Revolution,enslaved African Americans in the colonies

A) joined the British army in large numbers to fight against their American masters.
B) were not significantly affected by the conflict.
C) tried to help Loyalists escape to Canada in exchange for their freedom.
D) were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war effort.
E) were offered their freedom by Americans if they fought against the British.

Question 39

During the 1780s,in every new state constitution,

A) property requirements for voting were relaxed or eliminated.
B) the executive and legislative branches were combined.
C) governors were prevented from holding a seat in the legislature.
D) governors were given the authority to veto bills.
E) state legislatures were to be chosen by a direct popular vote.

Question 40

In colonial America,under English common law a married woman

A) could not own property.
B) could only initiate divorce in case of adultery.
C) had more legal rights than unmarried women.
D) was not allowed to earn wages.
E) had legal authority over her children.

Question 41

The 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers

A) resulted in the death of General Anthony Wayne.
B) forced the Miami Indians into negotiations with the United States.
C) saw the U.S. forces suffer a significant defeat.
D) represented the last major military victory for Indians against the U.S.
E) led the United States to temporarily evacuate from the Ohio Valley.

Question 42

Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal

A) executive.
B) judiciary.
C) Congress.
D) bureaucracy.
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 43

was both a turning point in the Revolutionary War and a victory for the colonists.

Question 44

Which statement about slavery in America in the 1780s is true?

A) Virginia passed a law forbidding the manumission of slaves.
B) Many southern states prohibited the importation of slaves from abroad.
C) Most whites believed blacks should be integrated into American society as equals.
D) The strongest forces against slavery were found in the western colonies.
E) In no state was it illegal.

Question 45

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

A) contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform.
B) encouraged Massachusetts to adopt gradual emancipation.
C) led to the downfall of the state government in Massachusetts.
D) led the federal government to adopt the gold standard.
E) temporarily brought a halt to the new American government.

Question 46

The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to

A) compromise on the question of slavery expanding into the territories.
B) enhance the power of the central government.
C) provide for the admission of new states into the union.
D) gain redress from the English at the expense of Native Americans.
E) eliminate slavery in the western states.

Question 47

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

A) guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas.
B) created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio.
C) prohibited slavery within the affected areas.
D) abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance.
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 48

Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783,the British government

A) evacuated its forts in America.
B) attempted to purchase Florida.
C) made restitution to slaveholders for slaves the British army had confiscated during the war.
D) restricted American access to British markets.
E) declared war on Spain to take its New World colonies away.

Question 49

The efforts of Little Turtle in the early 1790s represented an attempt by Indians to

A) negotiate the sale of Indian lands.
B) resist white expansion by military force.
C) maintain their lands given through treaties.
D) accommodate white settlers.
E) encourage England to mediate a settlement between Indians and the new nation.

Question 50

When George Washington took command of the Continental army,he did not have a great deal of public confidence.

Question 51

Both Congress,under the Articles of Confederation,and the various state legislatures had the power to independently tax individual Americans.

Question 52

The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when states gave up their

A) power to make war.
B) power to regulate trade.
C) plans for emancipation.
D) claims to western lands.
E) right to levy their own taxes.

Question 53

In composing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson borrowed heavily from the political theories of Thomas Hobbes.

Question 54

One effect of the Declaration of Independence was that individual colonies were motivated to reconstitute themselves as "states."

Question 55

The 1795 Treaty of Greenville

A) removed all restrictions to white settlement of the Ohio Valley.
B) compelled the Miami Indians to move out of the Ohio Valley.
C) led the United States to affirm that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves.
D) was never signed by any Indian leaders.
E) allowed the Miami Indians navigation rights to the Mississippi.

Question 56

Who did the Congress send to London as a minister in 1784 to resolve the differences between the Confederation and the British regarding the peace treaty of 1783?

A) James Madison
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) John Jay
D) John Adams
E) George Washington

Question 57

Under the Articles of Confederation,the national government had the power to

A) draft troops.
B) levy direct taxes on the people.
C) override state laws.
D) regulate trade.
E) borrow and issue money.

Question 58

As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s,Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded

A) renewed trade agreements with England.
B) the nation's capital be moved to New England.
C) the right to vote for all white men, regardless of property holdings.
D) a moratorium on debt collection.
E) an end to paper currency.

Question 59

Under the Articles of Confederation,

A) no legislation could be passed without all states voting on the issue.
B) there could be no amendments to the Articles.
C) each state had one vote in Congress.
D) the executive had the power to veto legislative decisions.
E) all states had to approve any important measure.

Question 60

The Declaration of Independence borrowed heavily from previously written colonial documents.

Question 61

The Articles of Confederation could not be amended until all thirteen state legislatures approved.

Question 62

What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?

Question 63

Women,sometimes by choice but more often by necessity,flocked to the camps of the Patriot armies during the Revolutionary War.

Question 64

New state constitutions drafted during the Revolutionary War sought to expand the power of the executive.

Question 65

The republican concept of equality included the belief that not all people would live equally.

Question 66

Both Quakers and Catholics were strengthened as a result of their support for the Patriot cause and the Revolutionary War.

Question 67

Cornwallis's defeat at Yorktown led not only to the resignation of Lord North as prime minister,but to public outcries in England against continuing the war.

Question 68

By the end of the Revolutionary War,the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

Question 69

Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each side in fighting the Revolutionary War.

Question 70

Compare the leading personalities on both sides in an explanation as to why the upstart United States was able to defeat England.

Question 71

For some African Americans,the Revolution meant increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

Question 72

The United States never negotiated a formal alliance with France during the Revolutionary War.

Question 73

Shays's Rebellion was such a failure that it lessened the sense of need for a new federal constitution.

Question 74

Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

Question 75

Considering the events from 1763 to 1781,what could England have done differently to either prevent war or be more successful in waging war?

Question 76

Thomas Jefferson had deep moral misgivings about slavery,but he could not envision any alternative to it.

Question 77

Under English common law,a single woman had greater legal rights than a married woman.

Question 78

The Americans violated their alliance with France by negotiating a peace with Great Britain without informing the French.

Question 79

France was an American ally during the Revolutionary War,but it never provided the Americans with significant amounts of money or munitions.

Question 80

Describe the significance France played in the American Revolution.