Question 1

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

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

Question 2

The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

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

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Describe the significance France played in the American Revolution.

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France played a significant role in the

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

For the first time, in the Treaty of ________, the new federal government recognized that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves.

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The answer of For the first time, in the Treaty...

Question 9

During the Revolutionary War, the Iroquois Confederacy was united in its allegiance to Great Britain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

The 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers

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

Question 12

The Revolutionary War increased already-deep internal divisions among Native American tribes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

Like Bacon's Rebellion, Shays's Rebellion occurred in Virginia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

In the early 1790s, the efforts of Little Turtle represented an attempt by Indians to

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

Question 17

When the United States began as a nation, most citizens were independent property holders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

Why was pressure building for a new constitution during the second half of the 1780s?

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During the second half of the 1780s, pre

Question 20

During the American Revolution, Loyalists

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

Exam 5: The American Revolution

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

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

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

Describe the significance France played in the American Revolution.

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

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

For the first time, in the Treaty of ________, the new federal government recognized that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves.

During the Revolutionary War, the Iroquois Confederacy was united in its allegiance to Great Britain.

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

The 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers

The Revolutionary War increased already-deep internal divisions among Native American tribes.

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

Like Bacon's Rebellion, Shays's Rebellion occurred in Virginia.

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

In the early 1790s, the efforts of Little Turtle represented an attempt by Indians to

When the United States began as a nation, most citizens were independent property holders.

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

Why was pressure building for a new constitution during the second half of the 1780s?

During the American Revolution, Loyalists

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Varieties of American Nationalism

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