Question 1

The government plan adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

Articles o

Question 2

The war effort by American colonists would be financed primarily by

Accepted Answer

A)  spending hard currency. 
B)  printing paper money. 
C)  borrowing from abroad. 
D)  selling bonds. 
E)  melting down jewelry into specie. 
A)  spending hard currency. 
B)  printing paper money. 
C)  borrowing from abroad. 
D)  selling bonds. 
E)  melting down jewelry into specie.

Question 3

How did the American ideology of republicanism affect the formation of state governments during and following the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

The American ideology of republicanism g

Question 4

The fear of ________ helped prevent English colonists in the Caribbean islands from joining with the continental Americans in the revolt against Britain.

Accepted Answer

A)  the British navy 
B)  economic repercussions 
C)  French intervention 
D)  hurricanes 
E)  slave rebellions 
A)  the British navy 
B)  economic repercussions 
C)  French intervention 
D)  hurricanes 
E)  slave rebellions

Question 5

In the aftermath of the Declaration of Independence, the colonies began to call themselves states

Accepted Answer

A)  because that was how they were defined in the preamble. 
B)  in response to the British custom of calling them provinces. 
C)  due to the belief that each was a sovereign entity. 
D)  as a deliberate means of undermining the formation of a single American nation. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  because that was how they were defined in the preamble. 
B)  in response to the British custom of calling them provinces. 
C)  due to the belief that each was a sovereign entity. 
D)  as a deliberate means of undermining the formation of a single American nation. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

Detail the problems facing the Confederation over the issue of western land, and explain its success in resolving many of those problems.

Accepted Answer

The problems facing the Confederation ov

Question 7

Both Quakers and Catholics were strengthened as a result of their support for the Patriot cause and the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The general assumptions of American republicanism were modeled after those of French thinkers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding Benedict Arnold is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arnold was an American military hero early in the war. 
B)  During the war, Arnold grew convinced the American cause was hopeless. 
C)  Arnold conspired with the British to betray a Patriot stronghold at West Point, New York. 
D)  Arnold had previously foiled the advance of Barry St. Leger into the Mohawk Valley. 
E)  Arnold spent the last years of the Revolution as a prisoner of war. 
A)  Arnold was an American military hero early in the war. 
B)  During the war, Arnold grew convinced the American cause was hopeless. 
C)  Arnold conspired with the British to betray a Patriot stronghold at West Point, New York. 
D)  Arnold had previously foiled the advance of Barry St. Leger into the Mohawk Valley. 
E)  Arnold spent the last years of the Revolution as a prisoner of war.

Question 10

For most Revolutionary American political thinkers, the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of

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A)  opportunity. 
B)  rights, regardless of race, sex, or property. 
C)  condition. 
D)  opportunity and of condition. 
E)  rights and of condition. 
A)  opportunity. 
B)  rights, regardless of race, sex, or property. 
C)  condition. 
D)  opportunity and of condition. 
E)  rights and of condition.

Question 11

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation, which ser

Question 12

The author of Common Sense

Accepted Answer

A)  sought to concentrate colonial anger on unpopular parliamentary measures. 
B)  was an American who had never been to England. 
C)  sold very few copies of his pamphlet until after the war was won. 
D)  was arrested by British officials and charged with treason. 
E)  considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonists. 
A)  sought to concentrate colonial anger on unpopular parliamentary measures. 
B)  was an American who had never been to England. 
C)  sold very few copies of his pamphlet until after the war was won. 
D)  was arrested by British officials and charged with treason. 
E)  considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonists.

Question 13

The ordinances of 1784 and 1785 were more favorable to settlers than to land speculators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminate slavery in the western states. 
B)  compromise on the question of slavery expanding into the territories. 
C)  enhance the power of the central government. 
D)  gain redress from the English at the expense of Native Americans. 
E)  provide for the admission of new states into the union. 
A)  eliminate slavery in the western states. 
B)  compromise on the question of slavery expanding into the territories. 
C)  enhance the power of the central government. 
D)  gain redress from the English at the expense of Native Americans. 
E)  provide for the admission of new states into the union.

Question 15

The United States never negotiated a formal alliance with France during the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The American diplomat who negotiated the French Alliance of 1778 was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The American diplomat who negotiated the French...

Question 17

In early 1778, France

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrew military naval support from the U.S., but continued to provide monetary assistance and supplies. 
B)  expelled the colonies' diplomats, including Benjamin Franklin, from Paris. 
C)  agreed to give the Americans money and supplies, but withheld its soldiers. 
D)  declared war on both England and Spain. 
E)  recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandoning the war effort. 
A)  withdrew military naval support from the U.S., but continued to provide monetary assistance and supplies. 
B)  expelled the colonies' diplomats, including Benjamin Franklin, from Paris. 
C)  agreed to give the Americans money and supplies, but withheld its soldiers. 
D)  declared war on both England and Spain. 
E)  recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandoning the war effort.

Question 18

During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the colonies

Accepted Answer

A)  joined the British army in large numbers to fight against their American masters. 
B)  were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war effort. 
C)  were offered their freedom by Americans if they fought against the British. 
D)  tried to help Loyalists escape to Canada in exchange for their freedom. 
E)  were not significantly affected by the conflict. 
A)  joined the British army in large numbers to fight against their American masters. 
B)  were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war effort. 
C)  were offered their freedom by Americans if they fought against the British. 
D)  tried to help Loyalists escape to Canada in exchange for their freedom. 
E)  were not significantly affected by the conflict.

Question 19

In the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution, the British

Accepted Answer

A)  mounted their largest military assault against the Continental army. 
B)  badly overestimated the support of American Loyalists. 
C)  made a focused effort to win public support in the northern colonies. 
D)  concentrated their efforts on capturing individual Patriots. 
E)  began a policy of "total war" that resulted in several cities being burned to the ground. 
A)  mounted their largest military assault against the Continental army. 
B)  badly overestimated the support of American Loyalists. 
C)  made a focused effort to win public support in the northern colonies. 
D)  concentrated their efforts on capturing individual Patriots. 
E)  began a policy of "total war" that resulted in several cities being burned to the ground.

Question 20

Many American colonists were enraged when the British began recruiting German mercenaries known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many American colonists were enraged when the...

Exam 5: The American Revolution

The government plan adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 was called the ________.

The war effort by American colonists would be financed primarily by

How did the American ideology of republicanism affect the formation of state governments during and following the Revolutionary War?

The fear of ________ helped prevent English colonists in the Caribbean islands from joining with the continental Americans in the revolt against Britain.

In the aftermath of the Declaration of Independence, the colonies began to call themselves states

Detail the problems facing the Confederation over the issue of western land, and explain its success in resolving many of those problems.

Both Quakers and Catholics were strengthened as a result of their support for the Patriot cause and the Revolutionary War.

The general assumptions of American republicanism were modeled after those of French thinkers.

Which of the following statements regarding Benedict Arnold is FALSE?

For most Revolutionary American political thinkers, the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

The author of Common Sense

The ordinances of 1784 and 1785 were more favorable to settlers than to land speculators.

The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to

The United States never negotiated a formal alliance with France during the Revolutionary War.

The American diplomat who negotiated the French Alliance of 1778 was ________.

In early 1778, France

During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the colonies

In the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution, the British

Many American colonists were enraged when the British began recruiting German mercenaries known as ________.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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