Question 1

Thomas Jefferson had deep moral misgivings about slavery, but he could not envision any alternative to it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following was the scene of a substantial British victory in the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cowpens 
B)  Charleston 
C)  Yorktown 
D)  Guilford Court House 
E)  Saratoga 
A)  Cowpens 
B)  Charleston 
C)  Yorktown 
D)  Guilford Court House 
E)  Saratoga

Question 3

Who did the Congress send to London as a minister in 1784 to resolve the differences between the Confederation and the British regarding the peace treaty of 1783?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Franklin 
B)  James Madison 
C)  John Jay 
D)  John Adams 
E)  George Washington 
A)  Benjamin Franklin 
B)  James Madison 
C)  John Jay 
D)  John Adams 
E)  George Washington

Question 4

Throughout the 1780s, the British government refused to send a diplomatic minister to America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The British commander in the Battle of Saratoga was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The British commander in the Battle of...

Question 6

Characterize the debate over slavery in America immediately following the Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The debate over slavery in America immed

Question 7

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists

Accepted Answer

A)  made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war. 
B)  were deeply divided about what they were fighting for. 
C)  believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them. 
D)  saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. 
E)  considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army. 
A)  made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war. 
B)  were deeply divided about what they were fighting for. 
C)  believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them. 
D)  saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. 
E)  considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army.

Question 8

Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because

Accepted Answer

A)  hard currency was scarce. 
B)  the printing of paper money was illegal. 
C)  foreign nations refused to loan money for the war effort. 
D)  bonds were not yet in use. 
E)  the colonists' wealth had all been kept in London. 
A)  hard currency was scarce. 
B)  the printing of paper money was illegal. 
C)  foreign nations refused to loan money for the war effort. 
D)  bonds were not yet in use. 
E)  the colonists' wealth had all been kept in London.

Thomas Jefferson had deep moral misgivings about slavery, but he could not envision any alternative to it.

Which of the following was the scene of a substantial British victory in the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution?

Who did the Congress send to London as a minister in 1784 to resolve the differences between the Confederation and the British regarding the peace treaty of 1783?

Throughout the 1780s, the British government refused to send a diplomatic minister to America.

The British commander in the Battle of Saratoga was ________.

Characterize the debate over slavery in America immediately following the Revolution.

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists

Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because

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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Exam 5: The American Revolution

Thomas Jefferson had deep moral misgivings about slavery, but he could not envision any alternative to it.

Which of the following was the scene of a substantial British victory in the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution?

Who did the Congress send to London as a minister in 1784 to resolve the differences between the Confederation and the British regarding the peace treaty of 1783?

Throughout the 1780s, the British government refused to send a diplomatic minister to America.

The British commander in the Battle of Saratoga was ________.

Characterize the debate over slavery in America immediately following the Revolution.

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists

Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because

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

Filters