Question 1

Explain why 1777 has been referred to as the "year of setbacks" for the British.

Accepted Answer

1777 has been referred to as the "year o

Question 2

Why was the Canadian Expedition of 1775-1776 significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involved the outbreak of a smallpox epidemic that resulted in the deaths of a third of the American population. 
B)  It was an important American victory that set the tone for the coming campaign and exhibited the Americans' superior technology. 
C)  It brought about the tragic death of General Benedict Arnold at Quebec and caused the mourning Americans to prove more vulnerable. 
D)  It led to the expulsion of Indian tribes in the area and thereby guaranteed that Native Americans would refuse to join the British side. 
E)  It resulted in a humiliating series of American defeats that made it apparent the war would not be a short one. 
A)  It involved the outbreak of a smallpox epidemic that resulted in the deaths of a third of the American population. 
B)  It was an important American victory that set the tone for the coming campaign and exhibited the Americans' superior technology. 
C)  It brought about the tragic death of General Benedict Arnold at Quebec and caused the mourning Americans to prove more vulnerable. 
D)  It led to the expulsion of Indian tribes in the area and thereby guaranteed that Native Americans would refuse to join the British side. 
E)  It resulted in a humiliating series of American defeats that made it apparent the war would not be a short one.

Question 3

How did the Revolutionary War impact African Americans, women, and Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

The Revolutionary War had a significant

Question 4

Match each description with the item below.
-Lord Dunmore

Accepted Answer

A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army 
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender 
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker" 
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F)was a major American peace negotiator
G)requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H)promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I)fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J)revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy 
A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army 
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender 
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker" 
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F)was a major American peace negotiator
G)requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H)promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I)fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J)revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy

Question 5

Guilford Courthouse was a hard-fought battle between American forces under General Greene and British forces under Lord Cornwallis. Which of the following statements
Describes repercussions of the battle?

Accepted Answer

A)  It resulted in a massive defeat for the Patriot forces and led to the abandonment of the South Carolina frontier. 
B)  It forced the Iroquois to abandon their ancestral homelands in western New York and caused most native soldiers to defect from the army. 
C)  It forced Greene to resign as general and the Americans to abandon any involvement with local guerrilla bands. 
D)  It resulted in a very costly British victory for Cornwallis that forced him to retreat to North Carolina with his remaining forces. 
E)  It led to the British occupation of Philadelphia, which prevented the Continental Congress from formally meeting during the remainder of the war. 
A)  It resulted in a massive defeat for the Patriot forces and led to the abandonment of the South Carolina frontier. 
B)  It forced the Iroquois to abandon their ancestral homelands in western New York and caused most native soldiers to defect from the army. 
C)  It forced Greene to resign as general and the Americans to abandon any involvement with local guerrilla bands. 
D)  It resulted in a very costly British victory for Cornwallis that forced him to retreat to North Carolina with his remaining forces. 
E)  It led to the British occupation of Philadelphia, which prevented the Continental Congress from formally meeting during the remainder of the war.

Question 6

Why did the British shift their strategic focus to their military effort in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to protect their settlements in Florida and the Caribbean from the Patriots. 
B)  They urgently needed to escape the frigid conditions of Canada. 
C)  They sought to destroy rebel plantations that allowed enslaved African Americans to go free. 
D)  They believed that Loyalists were more numerous in the South. 
E)  They would never resort to harming American civilians living in the countryside and could rally them to their side. 
A)  They wanted to protect their settlements in Florida and the Caribbean from the Patriots. 
B)  They urgently needed to escape the frigid conditions of Canada. 
C)  They sought to destroy rebel plantations that allowed enslaved African Americans to go free. 
D)  They believed that Loyalists were more numerous in the South. 
E)  They would never resort to harming American civilians living in the countryside and could rally them to their side.

Question 7

Match each description with the item below.
-John André

Accepted Answer

A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army 
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender 
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker" 
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F)was a major American peace negotiator
G)requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H)promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I)fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J)revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy 
A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army 
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender 
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker" 
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F)was a major American peace negotiator
G)requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H)promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I)fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J)revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy

Question 8

What kinds of factors did the colonists have to consider when deciding which side of the Revolution to support?

Accepted Answer

The colonists had to consider a variety

Question 9

The Marquis de Lafayette served the American cause during the war as

Accepted Answer

A)  commander of the French navy. 
B)  Washington's most trusted aide. 
C)  France's ambassador to Congress. 
D)  leader of the attack on the British in Canada. 
E)  chief fund-raiser in Europe. 
A)  commander of the French navy. 
B)  Washington's most trusted aide. 
C)  France's ambassador to Congress. 
D)  leader of the attack on the British in Canada. 
E)  chief fund-raiser in Europe.

Question 10

What challenges did the British and American military leaders face in the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

The British and American military leader

Question 11

As the main conflict between armies in the east progressed, ________ and 175 frontiersmen meanwhile journeyed to the Ohio Valley to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Brant; execute British soldiers to show native tribes what was in store for them 
B)  George Rogers Clark; end English-led attacks on American farm communities 
C)  John Sullivan; trade with Native Americans and recruit them to the Patriot cause 
D)  John Burgoyne; launch a three-pronged assault against British military camps 
E)  Daniel Boone; disrupt a secret meeting of the Continental Congress 
A)  Joseph Brant; execute British soldiers to show native tribes what was in store for them 
B)  George Rogers Clark; end English-led attacks on American farm communities 
C)  John Sullivan; trade with Native Americans and recruit them to the Patriot cause 
D)  John Burgoyne; launch a three-pronged assault against British military camps 
E)  Daniel Boone; disrupt a secret meeting of the Continental Congress

Question 12

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom marked the general trend away from

Accepted Answer

A)  belief in God. 
B)  religious diversity. 
C)  public prayer. 
D)  revivalism. 
E)  state-supported churches. 
A)  belief in God. 
B)  religious diversity. 
C)  public prayer. 
D)  revivalism. 
E)  state-supported churches.

Question 13

Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by

Accepted Answer

A)  recruiting slaves to join the American army. 
B)  questioning Washington's fitness for command. 
C)  defecting to the British. 
D)  selling weapons to Indians. 
E)  trying to become a military dictator. 
A)  recruiting slaves to join the American army. 
B)  questioning Washington's fitness for command. 
C)  defecting to the British. 
D)  selling weapons to Indians. 
E)  trying to become a military dictator.

Question 14

Describe the preparations, strength, and experience of the American and British armies during the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

During the American Revolution, both the

Question 15

Most of the state constitutions adopted during the Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  gave governors extensive powers. 
B)  granted universal manhood suffrage. 
C)  contained bills of rights that protected rights like freedom of speech. 
D)  gave the legislatures very little power. 
E)  were rejected by Congress in favor of a national constitution. 
A)  gave governors extensive powers. 
B)  granted universal manhood suffrage. 
C)  contained bills of rights that protected rights like freedom of speech. 
D)  gave the legislatures very little power. 
E)  were rejected by Congress in favor of a national constitution.

Question 16

How did the American Revolution impact religion in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The American Revolution had a significan

Question 17

Whereas a(n) ________ would have meant that citizens voted on all major decisions affecting them, the new United States after the Revolutionary War was technically a
________, in which property-holding white men elected representatives, or legislators, to
Make key decisions on their behalf.

Accepted Answer

A)  representative democracy; direct democracy 
B)  direct democracy; representative democracy 
C)  aristocracy; theocracy 
D)  theocracy; constitutional monarchy 
E)  constitutional monarchy; direct democracy 
A)  representative democracy; direct democracy 
B)  direct democracy; representative democracy 
C)  aristocracy; theocracy 
D)  theocracy; constitutional monarchy 
E)  constitutional monarchy; direct democracy

Question 18

Match each description with the item below.
-Benjamin Franklin

Accepted Answer

A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army 
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender 
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker" 
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F)was a major American peace negotiator
G)requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H)promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I)fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J)revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy 
A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom 
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army 
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender 
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker" 
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F)was a major American peace negotiator
G)requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H)promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I)fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J)revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the state militia units that made up the initial American military force and later came to augment the Continental army?

Accepted Answer

A)  They generally refused to ambush the British or to engage in any hand-to-hand combat. 
B)  They were largely civilians who often decided for themselves when to join or leave the fighting. 
C)  They were the most seasoned troops of the war because of their past experience fighting Indians. 
D)  They were incredibly organized units, even during the first battles, due to how high the stakes were. 
E)  They frequently mutinied and switched over to the British cause due to the promise of land. 
A)  They generally refused to ambush the British or to engage in any hand-to-hand combat. 
B)  They were largely civilians who often decided for themselves when to join or leave the fighting. 
C)  They were the most seasoned troops of the war because of their past experience fighting Indians. 
D)  They were incredibly organized units, even during the first battles, due to how high the stakes were. 
E)  They frequently mutinied and switched over to the British cause due to the promise of land.

Question 20

The Articles of Confederation were fully ratified and became effective

Accepted Answer

A)  to essentially legalize the way things had been operating since independence had been declared. 
B)  at the same time as the Patriot colonists declared independence from Britain. 
C)  only after the war was officially over and the Treaty of Paris had been signed. 
D)  because most people wanted a strong central government to be in place after the war. 
E)  to ensure that Americans would no longer need to pay taxes. 
A)  to essentially legalize the way things had been operating since independence had been declared. 
B)  at the same time as the Patriot colonists declared independence from Britain. 
C)  only after the war was officially over and the Treaty of Paris had been signed. 
D)  because most people wanted a strong central government to be in place after the war. 
E)  to ensure that Americans would no longer need to pay taxes.

Exam 5: The American Revolution

Explain why 1777 has been referred to as the "year of setbacks" for the British.

Why was the Canadian Expedition of 1775-1776 significant?

How did the Revolutionary War impact African Americans, women, and Native Americans?

Match each description with the item below. -Lord Dunmore

Guilford Courthouse was a hard-fought battle between American forces under General Greene and British forces under Lord Cornwallis. Which of the following statements Describes repercussions of the battle?

Why did the British shift their strategic focus to their military effort in the South?

Match each description with the item below. -John André

What kinds of factors did the colonists have to consider when deciding which side of the Revolution to support?

The Marquis de Lafayette served the American cause during the war as

What challenges did the British and American military leaders face in the Revolutionary War?

As the main conflict between armies in the east progressed, ________ and 175 frontiersmen meanwhile journeyed to the Ohio Valley to ________.

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom marked the general trend away from

Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by

Describe the preparations, strength, and experience of the American and British armies during the American Revolution.

Most of the state constitutions adopted during the Revolution

How did the American Revolution impact religion in the United States?

Whereas a(n) ________ would have meant that citizens voted on all major decisions affecting them, the new United States after the Revolutionary War was technically a ________, in which property-holding white men elected representatives, or legislators, to Make key decisions on their behalf.

Match each description with the item below. -Benjamin Franklin

Which of the following is true of the state militia units that made up the initial American military force and later came to augment the Continental army?

The Articles of Confederation were fully ratified and became effective

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

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As the main conflict between armies in the east progressed, and 175 frontiersmen meanwhile journeyed to the Ohio Valley to .

Whereas a(n) would have meant that citizens voted on all major decisions affecting them, the new United States after the Revolutionary War was technically a , in which property-holding white men elected representatives, or legislators, to Make key decisions on their behalf.