Question 1

What was the significance of the Ladies Association founded by Esther Reed and Sarah Franklin Bache?

Accepted Answer

A)  It demonstrated how women in the colonies had tended to support the British and failed to aid the Patriots in any notable way. 
B)  It was the first women's organization led entirely by former slaves and had the joint causes of abolition and women's rights. 
C)  It was an example of women taking an active role in the public sphere in response to the Revolution. 
D)  It was a women's group that focused on providing a support network for disadvantaged mothers. 
E)  It was a small regiment of the Patriot army that was composed entirely of women who trained and fought as soldiers on the battlefield. 
A)  It demonstrated how women in the colonies had tended to support the British and failed to aid the Patriots in any notable way. 
B)  It was the first women's organization led entirely by former slaves and had the joint causes of abolition and women's rights. 
C)  It was an example of women taking an active role in the public sphere in response to the Revolution. 
D)  It was a women's group that focused on providing a support network for disadvantaged mothers. 
E)  It was a small regiment of the Patriot army that was composed entirely of women who trained and fought as soldiers on the battlefield.

Question 2

As a result of the American Revolution, Americans rejected

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that males should be the unchallenged heads of household. 
B)  the principle of hereditary aristocracy. 
C)  the establishment of a republic. 
D)  the definition of liberty as a universal entitlement. 
E)  all kinds of organized religion. 
A)  the idea that males should be the unchallenged heads of household. 
B)  the principle of hereditary aristocracy. 
C)  the establishment of a republic. 
D)  the definition of liberty as a universal entitlement. 
E)  all kinds of organized religion.

Question 3

In regard to rights for women, Abigail Adams

Accepted Answer

A)  insisted that women accept their lower status in society. 
B)  feared education would distract women from domestic chores. 
C)  wanted women to be eligible to be president. 
D)  believed laws should not ignore women. 
E)  thought women should be tyrannical in demanding more rights. 
A)  insisted that women accept their lower status in society. 
B)  feared education would distract women from domestic chores. 
C)  wanted women to be eligible to be president. 
D)  believed laws should not ignore women. 
E)  thought women should be tyrannical in demanding more rights.

Question 4

Who said, "What man is or ever was born free if every man is not?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Abigail Adams 
C)  James Otis 
D)  Dr. Samuel Johnson 
E)  James Madison 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Abigail Adams 
C)  James Otis 
D)  Dr. Samuel Johnson 
E)  James Madison

Question 5

"Republican motherhood" was an ideology that held that

Accepted Answer

A)  women should be granted suffrage rights. 
B)  women played an indispensable role in the new nation by training future citizens. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson's Republican Party represented maternal interests better than its opponents did. 
D)  education was wasted on women, who should worry only about having many children to populate the republic. 
E)  political equality of the sexes fit a republican society. 
A)  women should be granted suffrage rights. 
B)  women played an indispensable role in the new nation by training future citizens. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson's Republican Party represented maternal interests better than its opponents did. 
D)  education was wasted on women, who should worry only about having many children to populate the republic. 
E)  political equality of the sexes fit a republican society.

Question 6

What argument did Abigail Adams make in her letter to her husband, John, written on March 31, 1776?

Accepted Answer

A)  She used the language of Adam Smith to make the case for the economic value of women and the importance of free trade in the new nation. 
B)  She urged her husband to take women into account when working on the code of laws for the new nation, noting men's tendencies to be tyrannical when given the chance. 
C)  She cautioned against the separation of church and state and held that Christianity must be at the center of the new nation, especially the principle of treating others as one wishes to be treated. 
D)  She was careful to reassure her husband that she deferred to him in terms of all important questions and claimed that she had little loyalty to other women. 
E)  She tried to convince her husband to rethink his decision to turn away from the king and referred to the greater opportunities for their family available in Britain. 
A)  She used the language of Adam Smith to make the case for the economic value of women and the importance of free trade in the new nation. 
B)  She urged her husband to take women into account when working on the code of laws for the new nation, noting men's tendencies to be tyrannical when given the chance. 
C)  She cautioned against the separation of church and state and held that Christianity must be at the center of the new nation, especially the principle of treating others as one wishes to be treated. 
D)  She was careful to reassure her husband that she deferred to him in terms of all important questions and claimed that she had little loyalty to other women. 
E)  She tried to convince her husband to rethink his decision to turn away from the king and referred to the greater opportunities for their family available in Britain.

Question 7

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life. Who was a notable exception?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

In Pennsylvania, nearly the entire pre-Revolutionary elite opposed the American independence movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What were "freedom petitions"?

Accepted Answer

A)  legally binding agreements that allowed slaves to earn their freedom after thirty years of service 
B)  protests in the streets of southern towns, where slaves demanded freedom 
C)  newspaper articles that called out slaves who had illegally gained their freedom 
D)  documents signed by free white men in an attempt to liberate slaves 
E)  arguments for liberty presented to New England's courts and legislatures in the early 1770s by enslaved African-Americans 
A)  legally binding agreements that allowed slaves to earn their freedom after thirty years of service 
B)  protests in the streets of southern towns, where slaves demanded freedom 
C)  newspaper articles that called out slaves who had illegally gained their freedom 
D)  documents signed by free white men in an attempt to liberate slaves 
E)  arguments for liberty presented to New England's courts and legislatures in the early 1770s by enslaved African-Americans

Question 10

In the Upper South, a considerable number of slaveholders emancipated their slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following court rulings does the case of Mrs. Martin, mother of James Martin in Massachusetts, illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Having limited independent judgment, wives could not be held legally responsible for choices made in obedience to their husbands' wishes. 
B)  A wife impacted most of her husband's decisions and, thus, bore full culpability should he do anything wrong. 
C)  Whereas a woman was considered the property of her husband, her children were her own property. 
D)  A woman who legally owned property and met other requirements set by the state constitution could exercise the right to vote. 
E)  A woman who broke social norms by petitioning Congress could be charged with contempt. 
A)  Having limited independent judgment, wives could not be held legally responsible for choices made in obedience to their husbands' wishes. 
B)  A wife impacted most of her husband's decisions and, thus, bore full culpability should he do anything wrong. 
C)  Whereas a woman was considered the property of her husband, her children were her own property. 
D)  A woman who legally owned property and met other requirements set by the state constitution could exercise the right to vote. 
E)  A woman who broke social norms by petitioning Congress could be charged with contempt.

Question 12

Where did most free blacks live in 1810?

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia and South Carolina 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Maryland and Virginia 
D)  New York 
E)  Connecticut and New Jersey 
A)  Georgia and South Carolina 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Maryland and Virginia 
D)  New York 
E)  Connecticut and New Jersey

Question 13

How did the discussion of women's rights in the revolutionary era compare to discussion of men's rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whereas women's rights were viewed as grounded in duty, men's rights were viewed as based on individual liberty. 
B)  Women's rights and men's rights tended to be viewed as equal based on the Lockean concept of natural rights. 
C)  Both women's rights and men's rights were viewed as central to the definition of the republican citizen. 
D)  Whereas men had long had the right to vote regardless of whether they owned property, only wealthy women were seen as having the right to vote. 
E)  Whereas the subordination of women was, like the subordination of slaves, a major source of public debate, men's rights were rarely publicly discussed. 
A)  Whereas women's rights were viewed as grounded in duty, men's rights were viewed as based on individual liberty. 
B)  Women's rights and men's rights tended to be viewed as equal based on the Lockean concept of natural rights. 
C)  Both women's rights and men's rights were viewed as central to the definition of the republican citizen. 
D)  Whereas men had long had the right to vote regardless of whether they owned property, only wealthy women were seen as having the right to vote. 
E)  Whereas the subordination of women was, like the subordination of slaves, a major source of public debate, men's rights were rarely publicly discussed.

Question 14

During the American Revolutionary War, the buying and selling of slaves was temporarily halted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following messages do the excerpts from the "Petitions of Slaves to the Massachusetts Legislature" (1773-1777) suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  that, if not granted freedom, slaves would immediately rebel and violently fight for their ability to form their own nation 
B)  that the horrors of the Revolution led slaves to reject all the ideas that the new nation represented 
C)  that owning slaves and professing the ideas of Christianity and the Revolution are contradictory 
D)  that, because slaves were not citizens, they lacked any natural or unalienable rights in common with whites 
E)  that the persistence of slavery was inexorably leading the new nation toward a civil war between North and South 
A)  that, if not granted freedom, slaves would immediately rebel and violently fight for their ability to form their own nation 
B)  that the horrors of the Revolution led slaves to reject all the ideas that the new nation represented 
C)  that owning slaves and professing the ideas of Christianity and the Revolution are contradictory 
D)  that, because slaves were not citizens, they lacked any natural or unalienable rights in common with whites 
E)  that the persistence of slavery was inexorably leading the new nation toward a civil war between North and South

Question 16

Which of the following contributed to the success of free trade advocates during the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 
B)  Isaac Newton's explanation of the law of gravity as applied to economics 
C)  the failure of wartime tariffs to solve the problem of the national debt 
D)  riots over inflation in the streets of Boston 
E)  memories of the despised Intolerable Acts 
A)  the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations 
B)  Isaac Newton's explanation of the law of gravity as applied to economics 
C)  the failure of wartime tariffs to solve the problem of the national debt 
D)  riots over inflation in the streets of Boston 
E)  memories of the despised Intolerable Acts

Question 17

What did Adam Smith argue in The Wealth of Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulation of trade was the cornerstone of government. 
B)  The "invisible hand" of the free market directed economic life more effectively and fairly than governmental intervention. 
C)  Sacrificing for the public good was necessary for a thriving economy. 
D)  Unregulated economic freedom would lead to the destruction of social harmony. 
E)  A free market would concentrate wealth in the hands of very few elites. 
A)  Regulation of trade was the cornerstone of government. 
B)  The "invisible hand" of the free market directed economic life more effectively and fairly than governmental intervention. 
C)  Sacrificing for the public good was necessary for a thriving economy. 
D)  Unregulated economic freedom would lead to the destruction of social harmony. 
E)  A free market would concentrate wealth in the hands of very few elites.

Question 18

Patriot leaders worried about how difficult it would be to encourage the quality of "virtue" in the new society. Which of the following describes what they meant by "virtue"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability of citizens to value the public good over self-interest 
B)  the guarantee that Native Americans would keep their lands 
C)  the promise that women would be able to own their own property 
D)  the voluntary freeing of slaves by slave owners 
E)  the requirement that education remain untouched by government 
A)  the ability of citizens to value the public good over self-interest 
B)  the guarantee that Native Americans would keep their lands 
C)  the promise that women would be able to own their own property 
D)  the voluntary freeing of slaves by slave owners 
E)  the requirement that education remain untouched by government

Question 19

What was the first concrete step taken toward ending slavery in New England?

Accepted Answer

A)  the authorization of financial compensation for those who voluntarily freed their slaves 
B)  the banning of the slave trade 
C)  the successful uprising of most of New England's slaves 
D)  the confiscation of slaveholders' lands 
E)  the presentation of freedom petitions 
A)  the authorization of financial compensation for those who voluntarily freed their slaves 
B)  the banning of the slave trade 
C)  the successful uprising of most of New England's slaves 
D)  the confiscation of slaveholders' lands 
E)  the presentation of freedom petitions

Question 20

In the 1770s and 1780s, what was a characteristic of voting rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were not uniform, as each state's constitution had different stipulations. 
B)  A person of any religious faith could vote. 
C)  No African-Americans were allowed to vote. 
D)  Women could vote in the New England states. 
E)  In every state, a person had to demonstrate his wealth by showing a land deed or bank account. 
A)  They were not uniform, as each state's constitution had different stipulations. 
B)  A person of any religious faith could vote. 
C)  No African-Americans were allowed to vote. 
D)  Women could vote in the New England states. 
E)  In every state, a person had to demonstrate his wealth by showing a land deed or bank account.

Exam 6: The Revolution Within

What was the significance of the Ladies Association founded by Esther Reed and Sarah Franklin Bache?

As a result of the American Revolution, Americans rejected

In regard to rights for women, Abigail Adams

Who said, "What man is or ever was born free if every man is not?"

"Republican motherhood" was an ideology that held that

What argument did Abigail Adams make in her letter to her husband, John, written on March 31, 1776?

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life. Who was a notable exception?

In Pennsylvania, nearly the entire pre-Revolutionary elite opposed the American independence movement.

What were "freedom petitions"?

In the Upper South, a considerable number of slaveholders emancipated their slaves.

Which of the following court rulings does the case of Mrs. Martin, mother of James Martin in Massachusetts, illustrate?

Where did most free blacks live in 1810?

How did the discussion of women's rights in the revolutionary era compare to discussion of men's rights?

During the American Revolutionary War, the buying and selling of slaves was temporarily halted.

Which of the following messages do the excerpts from the "Petitions of Slaves to the Massachusetts Legislature" (1773-1777) suggest?

Which of the following contributed to the success of free trade advocates during the Revolutionary War?

What did Adam Smith argue in The Wealth of Nations?

Patriot leaders worried about how difficult it would be to encourage the quality of "virtue" in the new society. Which of the following describes what they meant by "virtue"?

What was the first concrete step taken toward ending slavery in New England?

In the 1770s and 1780s, what was a characteristic of voting rights?

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Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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