Question 1

Which of the following occurred after the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

Accepted Answer

A)  Late in the conflict, Canada agreed to join the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans to protect its southern boundaries. 
B)  Public support in Britain for the Revolutionary War persisted, and any negotiations for an end to the war fell apart. 
C)  France formed a close alliance with Britain, as it had only sent supplies rather than engaged in combat on the Americans' behalf. 
D)  By law, Loyalists were required to forfeit all their property and would face prolonged persecution by the new government. 
E)  The United States became the Western Hemisphere's first independent nation, with its boundaries reflecting the circumstances of its birth. 
A)  Late in the conflict, Canada agreed to join the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans to protect its southern boundaries. 
B)  Public support in Britain for the Revolutionary War persisted, and any negotiations for an end to the war fell apart. 
C)  France formed a close alliance with Britain, as it had only sent supplies rather than engaged in combat on the Americans' behalf. 
D)  By law, Loyalists were required to forfeit all their property and would face prolonged persecution by the new government. 
E)  The United States became the Western Hemisphere's first independent nation, with its boundaries reflecting the circumstances of its birth.

Question 2

Blacks who fought under George Washington did so in segregated units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is true of the period historians call "the Age of Revolution"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Revolutions occurred only in the New World, while Europe remained largely unchanged. 
B)  It was primarily characterized by the struggle to reinstate rightful monarchs. 
C)  It began with the French Revolution and ended with the Mexican Revolution. 
D)  It was characterized by a flowering of religious, intellectual, and racial tolerance. 
E)  Revolutions began in British North America and spread to Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. 
A)  Revolutions occurred only in the New World, while Europe remained largely unchanged. 
B)  It was primarily characterized by the struggle to reinstate rightful monarchs. 
C)  It began with the French Revolution and ended with the Mexican Revolution. 
D)  It was characterized by a flowering of religious, intellectual, and racial tolerance. 
E)  Revolutions began in British North America and spread to Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately describes American allies during the War for Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  While the French offered their help freely, Spain was promised a cash payment for its aid. 
B)  France and Spain were initially reluctant to aid America, as the colonies were entirely Protestant. 
C)  The Americans only managed to gain the support of Portugal, while France and Spain supported the British. 
D)  Spain was promised extensive territory in the American Southwest if the Americans won. 
E)  France and Spain fought with the Americans largely because of well-established rivalries with Britain. 
A)  While the French offered their help freely, Spain was promised a cash payment for its aid. 
B)  France and Spain were initially reluctant to aid America, as the colonies were entirely Protestant. 
C)  The Americans only managed to gain the support of Portugal, while France and Spain supported the British. 
D)  Spain was promised extensive territory in the American Southwest if the Americans won. 
E)  France and Spain fought with the Americans largely because of well-established rivalries with Britain.

Question 5

What was an important political origin of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Sugar Act financially hurt merchants living outside colonial ports. 
B)  The Stamp Act was a tax that very few colonists had to pay. 
C)  The colonists wanted a physical westward barrier to settlements. 
D)  The colonists criticized their lack of representation in Parliament. 
E)  The colonists wanted the writs of assistance to be actively enforced. 
A)  The Sugar Act financially hurt merchants living outside colonial ports. 
B)  The Stamp Act was a tax that very few colonists had to pay. 
C)  The colonists wanted a physical westward barrier to settlements. 
D)  The colonists criticized their lack of representation in Parliament. 
E)  The colonists wanted the writs of assistance to be actively enforced.

Question 6

Which was an aim of the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?

Accepted Answer

A)  to secure support from colonial governments for declaring independence from England 
B)  to end all boycotts of British goods 
C)  to empower colonies to act independently of one another when dealing with the British 
D)  to punish those loyal to the British by seizing their property 
E)  to assert that colonies should not be taxed without consent 
A)  to secure support from colonial governments for declaring independence from England 
B)  to end all boycotts of British goods 
C)  to empower colonies to act independently of one another when dealing with the British 
D)  to punish those loyal to the British by seizing their property 
E)  to assert that colonies should not be taxed without consent

Question 7

What did Lord Dunmore do that horrified many southerners?

Accepted Answer

A)  He encouraged Indians to conduct raids against backcountry settlements in the Carolinas. 
B)  He issued a proclamation freeing all slaves south of the Ohio River. 
C)  He promised freedom to slaves who joined the British cause. 
D)  He confiscated the property of Loyalists. 
E)  He circulated germ-ridden blankets among frontier towns to spread disease. 
A)  He encouraged Indians to conduct raids against backcountry settlements in the Carolinas. 
B)  He issued a proclamation freeing all slaves south of the Ohio River. 
C)  He promised freedom to slaves who joined the British cause. 
D)  He confiscated the property of Loyalists. 
E)  He circulated germ-ridden blankets among frontier towns to spread disease.

Question 8

Next to national independence, what was the second most significant concession the United States gained in the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

Accepted Answer

A)  rights to the entire Canadian territory 
B)  rights to annex Spanish Florida 
C)  a large piece of territory with the Mississippi River as its western border 
D)  any and all property from Loyalists 
E)  exclusive trading rights with Germany 
A)  rights to the entire Canadian territory 
B)  rights to annex Spanish Florida 
C)  a large piece of territory with the Mississippi River as its western border 
D)  any and all property from Loyalists 
E)  exclusive trading rights with Germany

Question 9

In fighting the Revolutionary War, the Americans on their own could not match what British advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  deployment of a navy 
B)  an army with armed men 
C)  the ability to fire artillery 
D)  the use of African-American soldiers 
E)  the ability to lure slaves to fight for the British in exchange for their freedom 
A)  deployment of a navy 
B)  an army with armed men 
C)  the ability to fire artillery 
D)  the use of African-American soldiers 
E)  the ability to lure slaves to fight for the British in exchange for their freedom

Question 10

What became of the Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  A year after it was passed, Parliament repealed it and passed the Declaratory Act. 
B)  It officially remained in effect until America achieved independence. 
C)  The less onerous Sugar Act officially replaced it in 1770. 
D)  As the colonists had largely ignored it, more severe laws soon accompanied it. 
E)  The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 immediately rendered it obsolete. 
A)  A year after it was passed, Parliament repealed it and passed the Declaratory Act. 
B)  It officially remained in effect until America achieved independence. 
C)  The less onerous Sugar Act officially replaced it in 1770. 
D)  As the colonists had largely ignored it, more severe laws soon accompanied it. 
E)  The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 immediately rendered it obsolete.

Which of the following occurred after the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

Blacks who fought under George Washington did so in segregated units.

What is true of the period historians call "the Age of Revolution"?

Which of the following statements accurately describes American allies during the War for Independence?

What was an important political origin of the American Revolution?

Which was an aim of the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?

What did Lord Dunmore do that horrified many southerners?

Next to national independence, what was the second most significant concession the United States gained in the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

In fighting the Revolutionary War, the Americans on their own could not match what British advantage?

What became of the Stamp Act?

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The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

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Exam 5: The American Revolution, 1763-1783

Which of the following occurred after the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

Blacks who fought under George Washington did so in segregated units.

What is true of the period historians call "the Age of Revolution"?

Which of the following statements accurately describes American allies during the War for Independence?

What was an important political origin of the American Revolution?

Which was an aim of the Stamp Act Congress of 1765?

What did Lord Dunmore do that horrified many southerners?

Next to national independence, what was the second most significant concession the United States gained in the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

In fighting the Revolutionary War, the Americans on their own could not match what British advantage?

What became of the Stamp Act?

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The Revolution Within

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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