Question 1

The Articles of Confederation failed to give the federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  full authority over foreign affairs. 
B)  the right to levy taxes on trade and commerce without unanimous approval from the states. 
C)  control of government in the western territories. 
D)  authority to coin money, run a postal service, and direct Indian affairs. 
E)  authority to settle disputes between states. 
A)  full authority over foreign affairs. 
B)  the right to levy taxes on trade and commerce without unanimous approval from the states. 
C)  control of government in the western territories. 
D)  authority to coin money, run a postal service, and direct Indian affairs. 
E)  authority to settle disputes between states.

Question 2

The timely arrival of the French navy off the coast of Yorktown gave Washington's forces the reinforcement they needed to defeat Cornwallis's British army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Patriot militia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It favored conventional European tactics in battle. 
B)  It frustrated Washington with its lack of discipline. 
C)  It turned away all immigrants due to prejudice. 
D)  It refused to allow poor farmers or shop owners to join. 
E)  It comprised a mere fifth of the Americans who served in the war. 
A)  It favored conventional European tactics in battle. 
B)  It frustrated Washington with its lack of discipline. 
C)  It turned away all immigrants due to prejudice. 
D)  It refused to allow poor farmers or shop owners to join. 
E)  It comprised a mere fifth of the Americans who served in the war.

Question 4

General Richard Montgomery's victory at Quebec ensured that France would join the United States against Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Desertion decreased the size of the Continental army to such a degree that George Washington modified his conventional top-down approach to be more democratic and allow soldiers to offer suggestions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following transpired when the British attacked New York in late August 1776?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington ambushed and routed them. 
B)  Washington met them with a larger, more experienced force. 
C)  Washington learned the superiority of the militia to regular troops. 
D)  The American army was fortunate to make a narrow escape overnight. 
E)  The Americans received French reinforcements just in time. 
A)  Washington ambushed and routed them. 
B)  Washington met them with a larger, more experienced force. 
C)  Washington learned the superiority of the militia to regular troops. 
D)  The American army was fortunate to make a narrow escape overnight. 
E)  The Americans received French reinforcements just in time.

Question 7

At the time that Thomas Paine's pamphlet, The American Crisis, was published, the Continental army still had a great degree of supplies and morale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Partly because Anglicans tended to be pro-British, the Anglican Church became the Episcopal Church after the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To what extend did the United States owe its success to the participation of the French? Could the United States have won without French aid?

Accepted Answer

The United States owes a significant amo

Question 10

Which city did the British capture and occupy early in the American Revolution, making it the headquarters of both the Royal Navy and the British army?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlanta 
B)  Boston 
C)  Williamsburg 
D)  Philadelphia 
E)  New York City 
A)  Atlanta 
B)  Boston 
C)  Williamsburg 
D)  Philadelphia 
E)  New York City

Question 11

Which of the following was the sharpest irony of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although fighting a war against one another, the Revolutionaries and Great Britain had almost identical laws and views on issues such as slavery. 
B)  Great Britain offered enslaved blacks more opportunities for freedom than the United States, a nation built on the ideas of freedom. 
C)  The vast majority of African Americans cared far more about the specific side for which they were fighting than their own personal freedom. 
D)  The decision by the British army to arm enslaved blacks did little to deter southerners from joining its cause, as the issue of slavery had been set aside during the Revolution. 
E)  The Patriot army failed to enlist free blacks as soldiers at any point during the war, whereas Loyalists did from the beginning. 
A)  Although fighting a war against one another, the Revolutionaries and Great Britain had almost identical laws and views on issues such as slavery. 
B)  Great Britain offered enslaved blacks more opportunities for freedom than the United States, a nation built on the ideas of freedom. 
C)  The vast majority of African Americans cared far more about the specific side for which they were fighting than their own personal freedom. 
D)  The decision by the British army to arm enslaved blacks did little to deter southerners from joining its cause, as the issue of slavery had been set aside during the Revolution. 
E)  The Patriot army failed to enlist free blacks as soldiers at any point during the war, whereas Loyalists did from the beginning.

Question 12

Who were the big winners and losers of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? What did the treaty definitively settle and what provisions left remaining questions?

Accepted Answer

The big winners of the Treaty of Paris o

Question 13

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams. 
B)  Alexander Hamilton. 
C)  Patrick Henry. 
D)  Thomas Paine. 
E)  Thomas Jefferson. 
A)  John Adams. 
B)  Alexander Hamilton. 
C)  Patrick Henry. 
D)  Thomas Paine. 
E)  Thomas Jefferson.

Question 14

Which of the following was true of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress had less power than the colonists had once accepted in British Parliament. 
B)  Congress shared power with a supreme court. 
C)  Congress was superior to the various state governments. 
D)  Congress was largely a debating society with no clear areas of authority. 
E)  Congress would elect the president. 
A)  Congress had less power than the colonists had once accepted in British Parliament. 
B)  Congress shared power with a supreme court. 
C)  Congress was superior to the various state governments. 
D)  Congress was largely a debating society with no clear areas of authority. 
E)  Congress would elect the president.

Question 15

After the war, many Loyalists suffered for their refusal to pledge allegiance to the new nation or fled the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who did most of the work during the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Paris?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams and George Washington 
B)  Charles Cornwallis and François-Joseph-Paul de Grasse 
C)  Guy Carlson and Thomas Jefferson 
D)  Peter Salem and Lemuel Haynes 
E)  John Jay and Benjamin Franklin 
A)  John Adams and George Washington 
B)  Charles Cornwallis and François-Joseph-Paul de Grasse 
C)  Guy Carlson and Thomas Jefferson 
D)  Peter Salem and Lemuel Haynes 
E)  John Jay and Benjamin Franklin

Question 17

What kind of government did the Articles of Confederation create? Why did the United States go this route, and how effective was it?

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation created a

Question 18

Match each description with the item below.
-Daniel Boone

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

Exam 5: The American Revolution

The Articles of Confederation failed to give the federal government

The timely arrival of the French navy off the coast of Yorktown gave Washington's forces the reinforcement they needed to defeat Cornwallis's British army.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Patriot militia?

General Richard Montgomery's victory at Quebec ensured that France would join the United States against Great Britain.

Desertion decreased the size of the Continental army to such a degree that George Washington modified his conventional top-down approach to be more democratic and allow soldiers to offer suggestions.

Which of the following transpired when the British attacked New York in late August 1776?

At the time that Thomas Paine's pamphlet, The American Crisis, was published, the Continental army still had a great degree of supplies and morale.

Partly because Anglicans tended to be pro-British, the Anglican Church became the Episcopal Church after the American Revolution.

To what extend did the United States owe its success to the participation of the French? Could the United States have won without French aid?

Which city did the British capture and occupy early in the American Revolution, making it the headquarters of both the Royal Navy and the British army?

Which of the following was the sharpest irony of the American Revolution?

Who were the big winners and losers of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? What did the treaty definitively settle and what provisions left remaining questions?

The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was written by

Which of the following was true of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

After the war, many Loyalists suffered for their refusal to pledge allegiance to the new nation or fled the country.

Who did most of the work during the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Paris?

What kind of government did the Articles of Confederation create? Why did the United States go this route, and how effective was it?

Match each description with the item below. -Daniel Boone

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