Question 1

What was the result of the Americans' placement of a cannon above Boston following the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benedict Arnold defected to the British. 
B)  General Howe surrendered to Washington's troops. 
C)  British troops abandoned Boston to the colonists. 
D)  Washington abandoned New York City to the British. 
E)  British forces captured an American army of 5,000 men. 
A)  Benedict Arnold defected to the British. 
B)  General Howe surrendered to Washington's troops. 
C)  British troops abandoned Boston to the colonists. 
D)  Washington abandoned New York City to the British. 
E)  British forces captured an American army of 5,000 men.

Question 2

What statement is true about Thomas Paine's background before he wrote Common Sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  He held a key role in Parliament before arriving in Philadelphia. 
B)  He got the suggestion to write Common Sense from Benjamin Franklin. 
C)  He was from a family who had settled in Jamestown in 1607. 
D)  He emigrated from England in 1774. 
E)  He was a clergyman in England before arriving in America. 
A)  He held a key role in Parliament before arriving in Philadelphia. 
B)  He got the suggestion to write Common Sense from Benjamin Franklin. 
C)  He was from a family who had settled in Jamestown in 1607. 
D)  He emigrated from England in 1774. 
E)  He was a clergyman in England before arriving in America.

Question 3

By 1774, how did the Germans of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, react to talks of liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  They supported the idea of natural rights for subjects of King George III. 
B)  They feared it would give too much freedom to Indians in Pennsylvania. 
C)  They did not like the focus on individualism. 
D)  They focused only on freedom of religion. 
E)  They supported liberty but opposed the American Revolution. 
A)  They supported the idea of natural rights for subjects of King George III. 
B)  They feared it would give too much freedom to Indians in Pennsylvania. 
C)  They did not like the focus on individualism. 
D)  They focused only on freedom of religion. 
E)  They supported liberty but opposed the American Revolution.

Question 4

The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because

Accepted Answer

A)  it was established by the King without Parliament's approval. 
B)  lawyers were offended that they could be jailed for not using the correct stamp on legal documents. 
C)  it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies. 
D)  none of the revenue raised would be spent within the colonies themselves. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin went public with his opposition to it. 
A)  it was established by the King without Parliament's approval. 
B)  lawyers were offended that they could be jailed for not using the correct stamp on legal documents. 
C)  it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies. 
D)  none of the revenue raised would be spent within the colonies themselves. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin went public with his opposition to it.

Question 5

During the Revolutionary War, tensions between backcountry farmers and wealthy planters

Accepted Answer

A)  enabled the British to reverse their previously unsuccessful performance during the war. 
B)  prompted several mutinies within colonial ranks. 
C)  gave the British hope that they might be able to enlist the support of southern Loyalists. 
D)  led Benedict Arnold to defect to the British. 
E)  caused Francis Marion's eventual defeat at the Battle of Cowpens. 
A)  enabled the British to reverse their previously unsuccessful performance during the war. 
B)  prompted several mutinies within colonial ranks. 
C)  gave the British hope that they might be able to enlist the support of southern Loyalists. 
D)  led Benedict Arnold to defect to the British. 
E)  caused Francis Marion's eventual defeat at the Battle of Cowpens.

Question 6

The British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre were put on trial, with most found not guilty and two convicted of manslaughter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the aim of the Townshend Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  raising revenue by taxing imported goods 
B)  preventing the colonies from establishing their own courts 
C)  declaring a formal boycott on Britain by colonial legislatures 
D)  reducing the smuggling of sugar and rum 
E)  securing lodging for British soldiers in the colonies 
A)  raising revenue by taxing imported goods 
B)  preventing the colonies from establishing their own courts 
C)  declaring a formal boycott on Britain by colonial legislatures 
D)  reducing the smuggling of sugar and rum 
E)  securing lodging for British soldiers in the colonies

Question 8

What primarily motivated the British to place a tax on tea by passing the Tea Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  a desire to reassert the British right to tax the colonies after having given up that right 
B)  an overabundance of tea in British warehouses 
C)  a desire to punish the colonists for the long-term boycott of British goods 
D)  a need for revenue to fund the Revolutionary War, which had recently begun 
E)  aiding the financially ailing East India Company, a giant trading monopoly 
A)  a desire to reassert the British right to tax the colonies after having given up that right 
B)  an overabundance of tea in British warehouses 
C)  a desire to punish the colonists for the long-term boycott of British goods 
D)  a need for revenue to fund the Revolutionary War, which had recently begun 
E)  aiding the financially ailing East India Company, a giant trading monopoly

Question 9

Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown because

Accepted Answer

A)  he had no land or water escape route. 
B)  he was overwhelmed by Washington's much larger and better-trained army. 
C)  General Clinton had withdrawn from Yorktown, leaving Cornwallis vulnerable. 
D)  most of his troops were cold, starving, and ready to surrender. 
E)  King George III ordered an end to the war. 
A)  he had no land or water escape route. 
B)  he was overwhelmed by Washington's much larger and better-trained army. 
C)  General Clinton had withdrawn from Yorktown, leaving Cornwallis vulnerable. 
D)  most of his troops were cold, starving, and ready to surrender. 
E)  King George III ordered an end to the war.

Question 10

John Adams recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental army because

Accepted Answer

A)  he knew that Washington was weighing an offer from Britain to lead its North American forces. 
B)  he shared Washington's view of the importance of natural rights. 
C)  he believed that Washington's being a southerner could help unify the colonists. 
D)  he knew Washington had opposed General Howe's forces cutting down the Liberty Tree. 
E)  they had an agreement that Adams would then be put in charge of administering the army in the New England colonies. 
A)  he knew that Washington was weighing an offer from Britain to lead its North American forces. 
B)  he shared Washington's view of the importance of natural rights. 
C)  he believed that Washington's being a southerner could help unify the colonists. 
D)  he knew Washington had opposed General Howe's forces cutting down the Liberty Tree. 
E)  they had an agreement that Adams would then be put in charge of administering the army in the New England colonies.

Question 11

To resist the Intolerable Acts, a Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that the British governmental system was perfectly good but that current officials had corrupted it. 
B)  made highly original arguments in favor of independence. 
C)  sold well among the elite, who in turn were able to convey its ideas to the lower classes. 
D)  argued that America would become the home of freedom and "an asylum for mankind." 
E)  led to his arrest on charges of treason, but he saved himself by writing another pamphlet taking the opposite position. 
A)  argued that the British governmental system was perfectly good but that current officials had corrupted it. 
B)  made highly original arguments in favor of independence. 
C)  sold well among the elite, who in turn were able to convey its ideas to the lower classes. 
D)  argued that America would become the home of freedom and "an asylum for mankind." 
E)  led to his arrest on charges of treason, but he saved himself by writing another pamphlet taking the opposite position.

Question 13

In the years immediately before the American Revolution, the concept of natural rights

Accepted Answer

A)  greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson's early writings. 
B)  prompted Thomas Jefferson to support independence before the war even began. 
C)  caused many American colonists to call for the abolition of the monarchy. 
D)  contradicted the argument for colonial resistance. 
E)  led to Parliament's passage of the Declaratory Act of 1766. 
A)  greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson's early writings. 
B)  prompted Thomas Jefferson to support independence before the war even began. 
C)  caused many American colonists to call for the abolition of the monarchy. 
D)  contradicted the argument for colonial resistance. 
E)  led to Parliament's passage of the Declaratory Act of 1766.

Question 14

Which statement is accurate about France's involvement in the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  France withdrew its support and signed a peace treaty with the British just before the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. 
B)  By entering the war, France hoped to strengthen Britain and seize Spain's American colonies. 
C)  France's assistance to the American colonists played a decisive role in the colonists' victory. 
D)  France spent most of the time fighting Spain. 
E)  France supported the British by supplying warships, rations, and weapons, but refused to send any soldiers. 
A)  France withdrew its support and signed a peace treaty with the British just before the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. 
B)  By entering the war, France hoped to strengthen Britain and seize Spain's American colonies. 
C)  France's assistance to the American colonists played a decisive role in the colonists' victory. 
D)  France spent most of the time fighting Spain. 
E)  France supported the British by supplying warships, rations, and weapons, but refused to send any soldiers.

Question 15

During the eight years of war, approximately how many Americans bore arms in the Continental army and state militias?

Accepted Answer

A)  80,000 
B)  125,000 
C)  200,000 
D)  350,000 
E)  500,000 
A)  80,000 
B)  125,000 
C)  200,000 
D)  350,000 
E)  500,000

Question 16

Which of the following battles was among the very first of the American War of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yorktown 
B)  Monmouth 
C)  Bunker Hill 
D)  Saratoga 
E)  Cowpens 
A)  Yorktown 
B)  Monmouth 
C)  Bunker Hill 
D)  Saratoga 
E)  Cowpens

Question 17

The Sons of Liberty

Accepted Answer

A)  enjoyed support from New York craftsmen and laborers. 
B)  won widespread support from New York's upper classes. 
C)  opposed any violent response to the Stamp Act. 
D)  never found support among the lower classes of colonists. 
E)  immediately came to dominate colonial legislative bodies. 
A)  enjoyed support from New York craftsmen and laborers. 
B)  won widespread support from New York's upper classes. 
C)  opposed any violent response to the Stamp Act. 
D)  never found support among the lower classes of colonists. 
E)  immediately came to dominate colonial legislative bodies.

Question 18

In what ways was Thomas Paine's Common Sense similar to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Jefferson and Paine discussed how the United States could create a navy. 
B)  Both showed how a king can be a tyrant. 
C)  Paine used many Latin phrases, which led Jefferson to do the same. 
D)  Paine and the Declaration of Independence both criticized using slaves from Africa. 
E)  Both documents contradicted the ideas of John Locke. 
A)  Both Jefferson and Paine discussed how the United States could create a navy. 
B)  Both showed how a king can be a tyrant. 
C)  Paine used many Latin phrases, which led Jefferson to do the same. 
D)  Paine and the Declaration of Independence both criticized using slaves from Africa. 
E)  Both documents contradicted the ideas of John Locke.

Question 19

The main point of The American Crisis is

Accepted Answer

A)  that the Continental Congress should agree to peaceful reunification with Britain. 
B)  to inspire American soldiers to continue to fight despite demoralizing military losses. 
C)  that independence was too costly a goal for the colonies. 
D)  to encourage European powers to provide military assistance. 
E)  a prediction that the war would end unhappily for supporters of independence. 
A)  that the Continental Congress should agree to peaceful reunification with Britain. 
B)  to inspire American soldiers to continue to fight despite demoralizing military losses. 
C)  that independence was too costly a goal for the colonies. 
D)  to encourage European powers to provide military assistance. 
E)  a prediction that the war would end unhappily for supporters of independence.

Question 20

Describe how Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, Common Sense, "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," and the Declaration of Independence dealt with the concept of liberty.

Accepted Answer

Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, C

Exam 5: The American Revolution, 1763-1783

What was the result of the Americans' placement of a cannon above Boston following the Battle of Bunker Hill?

What statement is true about Thomas Paine's background before he wrote Common Sense?

By 1774, how did the Germans of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, react to talks of liberty?

The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because

During the Revolutionary War, tensions between backcountry farmers and wealthy planters

The British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre were put on trial, with most found not guilty and two convicted of manslaughter.

What was the aim of the Townshend Acts?

What primarily motivated the British to place a tax on tea by passing the Tea Act?

Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown because

John Adams recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental army because

To resist the Intolerable Acts, a Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

In the years immediately before the American Revolution, the concept of natural rights

Which statement is accurate about France's involvement in the Revolutionary War?

During the eight years of war, approximately how many Americans bore arms in the Continental army and state militias?

Which of the following battles was among the very first of the American War of Independence?

The Sons of Liberty

In what ways was Thomas Paine's Common Sense similar to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

The main point of The American Crisis is

Describe how Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, Common Sense, "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," and the Declaration of Independence dealt with the concept of liberty.

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Democracy in America, 1815-1840

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Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

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

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The New Deal, 1932-1940

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

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