Question 1

Which of the following was not one of the terms of the Peace of Paris?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loyalists were to be compensated for their property losses. 
B)  East and west Florida were transferred from Spain to the United States. 
C)  The United States received fishing rights off the Grand Banks of Canada. 
D)  Britain recognized American independence. 
E)  The British were to return slaves who had been confiscated by their troops.

Question 2

What beliefs did loyalists and patriots share?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were all opposed to secession from Britain. 
B)  They both opposed Parliament's claim of authority to tax the colonies. 
C)  They worried about what would happen if the patriots should be victorious. 
D)  They agreed that those on the losing side should forfeit their rights to any land they held. 
E)  They both thought that for the greater good, it would be important to rally behind whichever side was ultimately victorious.

Question 3

Which of the following facts concerning the Northwest Ordinance is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It forbade slavery in the Northwest Territory. 
B)  It permitted the citizens of a territory to elect a legislature and make their own laws. 
C)  It permitted the citizens of a territory to write a state constitution and apply to Congress for admission as a new state. 
D)  It outlined the steps for the creation and admission of new states. 
E)  It removed Native Americans and guaranteed white settlers the right to buy land in the territory.

Question 4

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Northeast that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Long Island

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Question 5

Which of the following statements applies to The Ordinance of 1785?

Accepted Answer

A)  It followed natural topography and physical features to draw the boundaries of townships and private landholdings. 
B)  It ignored Native Americans' claims that previous treaties ceding the land were invalid. 
C)  It was the first major piece of legislation passed under the government established by the Constitution 
D)  It was designed to weaken French settlements in Quebec. 
E)  It was rejected by the Constitutional Convention but implemented by President Washington as an Executive Order.

Question 6

Abigail Adams is best remembered for

Accepted Answer

A)  Sewing the first American flag 
B)  Participating in important boycotts of British goods during the Revolution 
C)  Challenging gender roles in a letter to her husband 
D)  Serving as a spy during the American Revolution 
E)  Being the first published female author in the United States

Question 7

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Mid-Atlantic States and Old Northwest that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Vincennes, Indiana

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Question 8

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

Accepted Answer

A)  One of the best-known poets of the American Revolution 
B)  A slave woman in Boston 
C)  An advocate for freeing slaves 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
League of Armed Neutrality

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Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Marquis de Lafayette, Friedrich von Steuben, Thaddeus K ó sciuszko

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Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
State Constitutions and Bills of Rights

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Question 12

Which state made the proposal to create a bicameral national legislature, with representation based proportionally on each state's population?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Jersey 
B)  Connecticut 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Virginia 
E)  North Carolina

Question 13

How could the American army in the early years of the War for Independence be characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a well-trained army with a strong tradition of bravery under fire. 
B)  It was not trained to fight pitched battles against professional armies. 
C)  It was buoyed by a string of exhilarating victories. 
D)  It was uncoordinated because of the influence of foreign troops who did not speak English. 
E)  It was floundering because of a lack of effective or respected leaders.

Question 14

How did the results of the war in mainland North America compare with the outcome elsewhere?

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Question 15

How were blacks accounted for in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free blacks were granted citizenship and given the right to vote. 
B)  Each state would have two black representatives in the Senate. 
C)  Slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person for tax and representation purposes. 
D)  The national government would have the power to abolish the slave trade at any time. 
E)  Three-fifths of the slave states would have to end slavery by 1824.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Prince Hall, Phillis Wheatley

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Question 17

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Northeast that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Bennington, Vermont

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Question 18

Which of the following statements correctly describes the fate of Loyalists after the British defeat in the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Confederation government deported them to Sierra Leone. 
B)  State tribunals quickly tried them and executed thousands. 
C)  The wealthy Loyalists fled to Canada while the poor Loyalists remained in the new United States. 
D)  Only a small number ¾ perhaps 3 percent ¾ left the United States. 
E)  They bought large estates in northern New York and joined the Federalist party.

Question 19

What did the term "democrat" imply for most elite leaders of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  mob rule and or rule by an uneducated multitude. 
B)  virtuous leaders elected for their superior talents and commitment to the public good 
C)  universal suffrage 
D)  a large, powerful, and intrusive federal government 
E)  a weak defense policy and frequent military defeat.

Question 20

Which of the following men was a leader of the Anti-Federalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ben Franklin 
B)  George Mason 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  James Oglethorpe 
E)  William Penn

Exam 6: Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood

Which of the following was not one of the terms of the Peace of Paris?

What beliefs did loyalists and patriots share?

Which of the following facts concerning the Northwest Ordinance is not true?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Northeast that correctly identifies each of the following: Long Island

Which of the following statements applies to The Ordinance of 1785?

Abigail Adams is best remembered for

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Mid-Atlantic States and Old Northwest that correctly identifies each of the following: Vincennes, Indiana

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. League of Armed Neutrality

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Marquis de Lafayette, Friedrich von Steuben, Thaddeus K ó sciuszko

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. State Constitutions and Bills of Rights

Which state made the proposal to create a bicameral national legislature, with representation based proportionally on each state's population?

How could the American army in the early years of the War for Independence be characterized?

How did the results of the war in mainland North America compare with the outcome elsewhere?

How were blacks accounted for in the Constitution?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Prince Hall, Phillis Wheatley

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Northeast that correctly identifies each of the following: Bennington, Vermont

Which of the following statements correctly describes the fate of Loyalists after the British defeat in the American Revolution?

What did the term "democrat" imply for most elite leaders of the American Revolution?

Which of the following men was a leader of the Anti-Federalists?