Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

In what ways were the campaigns in the North different from those in the South?

Accepted Answer

The campaigns in the North and South dur

Question 6

Luckily for the British, beyond the French, other European powers had little interest in assisting the American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Thomas Jefferson was the most notable Virginian to free his slaves during the Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

The British army under Cornwallis at Yorktown

Accepted Answer

A)  was saved by a massive British fleet that was sent from New York and arrived there first. 
B)  defeated a larger but poorly led French army that failed to coordinate with the Americans. 
C)  was too small and weak to escape from a trap by combined French and American forces. 
D)  could have escaped if not for Benedict Arnold returning to the American side once again. 
E)  was well supplied and, due to the number of troops, held out for over a year. 
A)  was saved by a massive British fleet that was sent from New York and arrived there first. 
B)  defeated a larger but poorly led French army that failed to coordinate with the Americans. 
C)  was too small and weak to escape from a trap by combined French and American forces. 
D)  could have escaped if not for Benedict Arnold returning to the American side once again. 
E)  was well supplied and, due to the number of troops, held out for over a year.

Question 11

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

The British and American military leader

Question 13

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 14

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 15

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.

Question 16

Describe the problems in America of finance, supplies, and troops during the Revolution. How did Americans attempt to solve these problems? How successful were they?

Accepted Answer

During the American Revolution, the colo

Question 17

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 18

Match each description with the item below.
-Thomas Jefferson

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 Marquis de Lafayette served the American cause during the war as

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

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

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

In what ways were the campaigns in the North different from those in the South?

Luckily for the British, beyond the French, other European powers had little interest in assisting the American colonies.

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

Thomas Jefferson was the most notable Virginian to free his slaves during the Revolution.

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.

The British army under Cornwallis at Yorktown

The Articles of Confederation failed to give the federal government

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

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?

Match each description with the item below. -Lord Dunmore

The Articles of Confederation were fully ratified and became effective

Describe the problems in America of finance, supplies, and troops during the Revolution. How did Americans attempt to solve these problems? How successful were they?

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

Match each description with the item below. -Thomas Jefferson

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, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

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

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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.