Question 1

In 1787, the ________ created a single territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and prohibited slavery within that territory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1787, the ________ created a single...

Question 2

The Battle of Saratoga (1777) was both a turning point in the Revolutionary War and a victory for the colonists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Accepted Answer

A)  created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio. 
B)  guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas. 
C)  prohibited slavery within the affected areas. 
D)  abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio. 
B)  guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas. 
C)  prohibited slavery within the affected areas. 
D)  abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 4

For some African Americans, the Revolution meant increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The battle at Yorktown involved

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A)  the most bloody battle of the war. 
B)  the suicide of the commanding British general. 
C)  evidence that the British were executing prisoners of war. 
D)  a combined French and American army and navy. 
E)  treachery on the part of Benedict Arnold. 
A)  the most bloody battle of the war. 
B)  the suicide of the commanding British general. 
C)  evidence that the British were executing prisoners of war. 
D)  a combined French and American army and navy. 
E)  treachery on the part of Benedict Arnold.

Question 6

Considering the causes that led to the American Revolution, make a case that the Articles of Confederation were a logical form of government for the revolutionaries to adopt.

Accepted Answer

One could argue that the Articles of Con

Question 7

When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776, he was intent on surprising

Accepted Answer

A)  American Loyalists. 
B)  Indians. 
C)  the Hessians. 
D)  British regulars. 
E)  William Howe. 
A)  American Loyalists. 
B)  Indians. 
C)  the Hessians. 
D)  British regulars. 
E)  William Howe.

Question 8

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the structure of government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation, the first

Question 9

Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal

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A)  Congress. 
B)  judiciary. 
C)  executive. 
D)  bureaucracy. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Congress. 
B)  judiciary. 
C)  executive. 
D)  bureaucracy. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated by

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A)  favorable trade agreements with England. 
B)  an English desire to protect American vessels. 
C)  the closing of British ports to American trade. 
D)  British abandonment of impressments. 
E)  the flood of immigration after the war. 
A)  favorable trade agreements with England. 
B)  an English desire to protect American vessels. 
C)  the closing of British ports to American trade. 
D)  British abandonment of impressments. 
E)  the flood of immigration after the war.

Question 11

The American Revolution did little to change the legal status of American women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

As a result of the American Revolution, the Anglican Church in America was

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A)  weakened. 
B)  banned in most colonies. 
C)  made the official religion of Virginia. 
D)  praised by Patriots for supporting independence. 
E)  tried for aiding and abetting the British. 
A)  weakened. 
B)  banned in most colonies. 
C)  made the official religion of Virginia. 
D)  praised by Patriots for supporting independence. 
E)  tried for aiding and abetting the British.

Question 13

As commander of the Continental army, George Washington

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A)  had no shortage of Americans willing to volunteer to fight the British. 
B)  had no previous actual military experience. 
C)  was an early critic of independence. 
D)  saw Congress leave all important military decisions up to his judgment. 
E)  was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots. 
A)  had no shortage of Americans willing to volunteer to fight the British. 
B)  had no previous actual military experience. 
C)  was an early critic of independence. 
D)  saw Congress leave all important military decisions up to his judgment. 
E)  was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots.

Question 14

During the Revolutionary War, John Adams was asked by ________ to "remember the ladies."

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The answer of During the Revolutionary War, John Adams was...

Question 15

Under the Articles of Confederation,

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A)  each state had one vote in Congress. 
B)  all states had to approve any important measure. 
C)  there could be no amendments to the Articles. 
D)  no legislation could be passed without all states voting on the issue. 
E)  the executive had the power to veto legislative decisions. 
A)  each state had one vote in Congress. 
B)  all states had to approve any important measure. 
C)  there could be no amendments to the Articles. 
D)  no legislation could be passed without all states voting on the issue. 
E)  the executive had the power to veto legislative decisions.

Question 16

The influence of the Anglican Church in the United States was strengthened as a result of the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Confederation's most important accomplishment was its resolution of controversies over access to the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The beginning of hostilities in 1775 found the colonies generally unprepared for war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the end of the Revolutionary War, the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The American Revolution

In 1787, the ________ created a single territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and prohibited slavery within that territory.

The Battle of Saratoga (1777) was both a turning point in the Revolutionary War and a victory for the colonists.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

For some African Americans, the Revolution meant increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

The battle at Yorktown involved

Considering the causes that led to the American Revolution, make a case that the Articles of Confederation were a logical form of government for the revolutionaries to adopt.

When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776, he was intent on surprising

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the structure of government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.

Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal

Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated by

The American Revolution did little to change the legal status of American women.

As a result of the American Revolution, the Anglican Church in America was

As commander of the Continental army, George Washington

During the Revolutionary War, John Adams was asked by ________ to "remember the ladies."

Under the Articles of Confederation,

The influence of the Anglican Church in the United States was strengthened as a result of the Revolutionary War.

The Confederation's most important accomplishment was its resolution of controversies over access to the Mississippi River.

Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

The beginning of hostilities in 1775 found the colonies generally unprepared for war.

By the end of the Revolutionary War, the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

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

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