Question 1

For which three accomplishments did Thomas Jefferson wish to be remembered?

Accepted Answer

A)  presidency, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution 
B)  Louisiana Purchase, presidency, the Declaration of Independence 
C)  the Constitution, the University of Virginia, presidency 
D)  the "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom," the Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase 
E)  the Declaration of Independence, the University of Virginia, the "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" 
A)  presidency, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution 
B)  Louisiana Purchase, presidency, the Declaration of Independence 
C)  the Constitution, the University of Virginia, presidency 
D)  the "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom," the Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase 
E)  the Declaration of Independence, the University of Virginia, the "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"

Question 2

In their Revolutionary-era constitutions, all states adopted John Adams's idea of a "balanced" government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence,

Accepted Answer

A)  he had not owned any slaves for several years. 
B)  he was inspired to set all his slaves free. 
C)  he was one of just two founding fathers who had never owned slaves. 
D)  he owned just one household slave. 
E)  he owned more than 100 slaves. 
A)  he had not owned any slaves for several years. 
B)  he was inspired to set all his slaves free. 
C)  he was one of just two founding fathers who had never owned slaves. 
D)  he owned just one household slave. 
E)  he owned more than 100 slaves.

Question 4

Britain eventually paid compensation to some Americans after the war who claimed they had been improperly deprived of their slave property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What condition did both Noah Webster and John Adams identify as being vital for social equality?

Accepted Answer

A)  the freeing of the slaves 
B)  effective wage and price controls 
C)  the absence of religion from public morality 
D)  women's suffrage 
E)  widespread land ownership 
A)  the freeing of the slaves 
B)  effective wage and price controls 
C)  the absence of religion from public morality 
D)  women's suffrage 
E)  widespread land ownership

Question 6

To encourage virtue in future citizens, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

Accepted Answer

A)  asked for the Declaration of Independence to be read every month at the town square. 
B)  proposed free public education. 
C)  wanted church attendance to be mandatory. 
D)  proposed that ministers become teachers in public schools. 
E)  wanted a second revolution. 
A)  asked for the Declaration of Independence to be read every month at the town square. 
B)  proposed free public education. 
C)  wanted church attendance to be mandatory. 
D)  proposed that ministers become teachers in public schools. 
E)  wanted a second revolution.

Question 7

After the Revolution, African-Americans in the North

Accepted Answer

A)  sometimes saw their children end up in a state similar to that of indentured servitude. 
B)  began fleeing to the South when they saw that the new states would not approve emancipation. 
C)  benefited greatly from the popularity of manumission (or voluntary emancipation of slaves by whites). 
D)  were guaranteed to be free during their lifetimes. 
E)  were unable to establish their own communities or institutions because their numbers were too low. 
A)  sometimes saw their children end up in a state similar to that of indentured servitude. 
B)  began fleeing to the South when they saw that the new states would not approve emancipation. 
C)  benefited greatly from the popularity of manumission (or voluntary emancipation of slaves by whites). 
D)  were guaranteed to be free during their lifetimes. 
E)  were unable to establish their own communities or institutions because their numbers were too low.

Question 8

Which of the following did the majority of the new postwar state constitutions tend to establish?

Accepted Answer

A)  a two-house legislature and a relatively weak governor 
B)  a two-house legislature subordinate to a strong governor 
C)  a one-house legislature and a relatively weak governor 
D)  a one-house legislature subordinate to a strong governor 
E)  a two-house legislature with no governor 
A)  a two-house legislature and a relatively weak governor 
B)  a two-house legislature subordinate to a strong governor 
C)  a one-house legislature and a relatively weak governor 
D)  a one-house legislature subordinate to a strong governor 
E)  a two-house legislature with no governor

Question 9

Which of the following definitions of democracy matches the ideal that dominated American thought following the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  a system in which the entire population was automatically granted a direct say in political decisions 
B)  the principle that men and women served as equal heads of the household and should both have a role in government 
C)  an aspiration for greater social equality and expanded political knowledge and political participation 
D)  a return to the purity and simplicity of premodern societies in which there were fewer laws 
E)  a system nearly identical to the British governing structure, but with the new states now enjoying representation 
A)  a system in which the entire population was automatically granted a direct say in political decisions 
B)  the principle that men and women served as equal heads of the household and should both have a role in government 
C)  an aspiration for greater social equality and expanded political knowledge and political participation 
D)  a return to the purity and simplicity of premodern societies in which there were fewer laws 
E)  a system nearly identical to the British governing structure, but with the new states now enjoying representation

Question 10

Part of the philosophy of the Revolution was embracing the principle of hereditary aristocracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The British Navigation Acts contradicted the ideas

Accepted Answer

A)  of Abigail Adams in her letter to her husband about women's rights. 
B)  in The Wealth of Nations. 
C)  in Circle of the Social and Benevolent Affections. 
D)  of the freedom petitions by slaves. 
E)  in Thomas Jefferson's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom." 
A)  of Abigail Adams in her letter to her husband about women's rights. 
B)  in The Wealth of Nations. 
C)  in Circle of the Social and Benevolent Affections. 
D)  of the freedom petitions by slaves. 
E)  in Thomas Jefferson's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom."

Question 12

What did South Carolina and Georgia promise every white volunteer at the war's end?

Accepted Answer

A)  a musket of his own 
B)  two acres of land 
C)  the right to vote 
D)  one hundred shillings 
E)  a slave 
A)  a musket of his own 
B)  two acres of land 
C)  the right to vote 
D)  one hundred shillings 
E)  a slave

Question 13

What caused the largest geographic movement of slaves from plantations in the South before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves voluntarily deserted their owners to flee to British lines during the Revolutionary War. 
B)  The Americans forced slaves to relocate to Britain as part of the treaty after the Revolutionary War. 
C)  Slaves escaped to northern states, which had all passed emancipation laws. 
D)  A prolonged drought in the South caused most planters and slaves to move to the North. 
E)  Slaves moved West to work in the mines since there was no longer much demand for tobacco. 
A)  Slaves voluntarily deserted their owners to flee to British lines during the Revolutionary War. 
B)  The Americans forced slaves to relocate to Britain as part of the treaty after the Revolutionary War. 
C)  Slaves escaped to northern states, which had all passed emancipation laws. 
D)  A prolonged drought in the South caused most planters and slaves to move to the North. 
E)  Slaves moved West to work in the mines since there was no longer much demand for tobacco.

Question 14

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

Accepted Answer

A)  a poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom 
B)  a fund-raiser for the Ladies' Association, whose efforts fed starving men at Valley Forge 
C)  a pamphleteer whose ringing protests reminded Bostonians that women, too, cared about liberty 
D)  a woman who, disguised as a man, died while fighting during the Yorktown campaign 
E)  a slave who helped dozens of other slaves escape to freedom behind British lines 
A)  a poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom 
B)  a fund-raiser for the Ladies' Association, whose efforts fed starving men at Valley Forge 
C)  a pamphleteer whose ringing protests reminded Bostonians that women, too, cared about liberty 
D)  a woman who, disguised as a man, died while fighting during the Yorktown campaign 
E)  a slave who helped dozens of other slaves escape to freedom behind British lines

Question 15

Which of the following women best represented the feminine ideal in late eighteenth-century America?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unmarried schoolteacher 
B)  an educated mother 
C)  a farmer's widow 
D)  a seamstress 
E)  an accomplished painter 
A)  an unmarried schoolteacher 
B)  an educated mother 
C)  a farmer's widow 
D)  a seamstress 
E)  an accomplished painter

Question 16

In the early republic, free black men could vote

Accepted Answer

A)  under no circumstances unless authorized by Congress. 
B)  if they met tax and property requirements, in all states except Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia 
C)  only in New York and New Jersey, if they met tax and property requirements. 
D)  only if they had fought in the Continental army. 
E)  only if they were Anglican Protestants. 
A)  under no circumstances unless authorized by Congress. 
B)  if they met tax and property requirements, in all states except Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia 
C)  only in New York and New Jersey, if they met tax and property requirements. 
D)  only if they had fought in the Continental army. 
E)  only if they were Anglican Protestants.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of how the new state constitutions in the Revolutionary era dealt with the issue of religious liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Several states finally allowed Jews to vote and to hold public office. 
B)  States increased public funding of religion because they no longer had to win British approval to do so. 
C)  Seven state constitutions began with a declaration of rights that included a commitment to "the free exercise of religion." 
D)  Thomas Jefferson wrote a "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" in Virginia, but the House of Burgesses never adopted it. 
E)  Deists and evangelicals fought with one another over whether church and state should be separate. 
A)  Several states finally allowed Jews to vote and to hold public office. 
B)  States increased public funding of religion because they no longer had to win British approval to do so. 
C)  Seven state constitutions began with a declaration of rights that included a commitment to "the free exercise of religion." 
D)  Thomas Jefferson wrote a "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" in Virginia, but the House of Burgesses never adopted it. 
E)  Deists and evangelicals fought with one another over whether church and state should be separate.

Question 18

By 1800, which type of labor had all but disappeared from the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  indentured servitude 
B)  wage labor 
C)  slavery 
D)  paid domestic service 
E)  child labor 
A)  indentured servitude 
B)  wage labor 
C)  slavery 
D)  paid domestic service 
E)  child labor

Question 19

The free black population after the Revolution in most states

Accepted Answer

A)  declined in number as newly freed slaves left the country whenever possible. 
B)  often enjoyed the right to vote if its male members met taxpaying or property qualifications. 
C)  all took the last names of their former masters. 
D)  refused to provide havens for fugitive slaves and jeopardize their own emancipation. 
E)  never joined in supporting the abolitionist cause. 
A)  declined in number as newly freed slaves left the country whenever possible. 
B)  often enjoyed the right to vote if its male members met taxpaying or property qualifications. 
C)  all took the last names of their former masters. 
D)  refused to provide havens for fugitive slaves and jeopardize their own emancipation. 
E)  never joined in supporting the abolitionist cause.

Question 20

Abolition laws in the North

Accepted Answer

A)  ended slavery north of Maryland altogether by 1830. 
B)  immediately freed enslaved children under the age of eighteen. 
C)  freed all enslaved people in New England as of 1804. 
D)  ended slavery in the northern states in a drawn-out process that took decades. 
E)  freed only enslaved women. 
A)  ended slavery north of Maryland altogether by 1830. 
B)  immediately freed enslaved children under the age of eighteen. 
C)  freed all enslaved people in New England as of 1804. 
D)  ended slavery in the northern states in a drawn-out process that took decades. 
E)  freed only enslaved women.

Exam 6: The Revolution Within

For which three accomplishments did Thomas Jefferson wish to be remembered?

In their Revolutionary-era constitutions, all states adopted John Adams's idea of a "balanced" government.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence,

Britain eventually paid compensation to some Americans after the war who claimed they had been improperly deprived of their slave property.

What condition did both Noah Webster and John Adams identify as being vital for social equality?

To encourage virtue in future citizens, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

After the Revolution, African-Americans in the North

Which of the following did the majority of the new postwar state constitutions tend to establish?

Which of the following definitions of democracy matches the ideal that dominated American thought following the American Revolution?

Part of the philosophy of the Revolution was embracing the principle of hereditary aristocracy.

The British Navigation Acts contradicted the ideas

What did South Carolina and Georgia promise every white volunteer at the war's end?

What caused the largest geographic movement of slaves from plantations in the South before the Civil War?

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

Which of the following women best represented the feminine ideal in late eighteenth-century America?

In the early republic, free black men could vote

Which of the following is true of how the new state constitutions in the Revolutionary era dealt with the issue of religious liberty?

By 1800, which type of labor had all but disappeared from the United States?

The free black population after the Revolution in most states

Abolition laws in the North

A New World

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

A Divided Nation

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