Question 1

When the alliance with France was formalized, the Americans were able to gain all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  access to large sums of money. 
B)  double the size of their fighting forces. 
C)  avail themselves of French naval strength. 
D)  immense amounts of equipment. 
E)  a negotiated peace treaty with the British. 
A)  access to large sums of money. 
B)  double the size of their fighting forces. 
C)  avail themselves of French naval strength. 
D)  immense amounts of equipment. 
E)  a negotiated peace treaty with the British.

Question 2

Explain why the text's authors conclude that the Franco-American alliance was "not prompted by a love for America but by a realistic concern for the interests of France." In what ways did the French contribute to colonial independence?

Accepted Answer

The text's authors conclude that the Fra

Question 3

The Patriot militia played a crucial role in the Revolution in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  taking up the task of political education. 
B)  raising funds to support the war effort. 
C)  convincing people that the British army was an unreliable friend. 
D)  mercilessly harassing small British detachments. 
E)  as effective agents of Revolutionary ideas. 
A)  taking up the task of political education. 
B)  raising funds to support the war effort. 
C)  convincing people that the British army was an unreliable friend. 
D)  mercilessly harassing small British detachments. 
E)  as effective agents of Revolutionary ideas.

Question 4

Why were British forces slaughtered at Bunker Hill?

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A)  They were outnumbered. 
B)  They chose to flank the colonists. 
C)  The colonial forces attacked them at night. 
D)  They used a full-frontal assault. 
E)  They ran out of supplies and ammunition. 
A)  They were outnumbered. 
B)  They chose to flank the colonists. 
C)  The colonial forces attacked them at night. 
D)  They used a full-frontal assault. 
E)  They ran out of supplies and ammunition.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of Benedict Arnold.

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General led a failed mission t

Question 6

In March 1776, this event is still celebrated today and it is known as Evacuation Day.What happened on this day?

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A)  Capture of Ft. Ticonderoga 
B)  Retreat of Bunker Hill 
C)  Signing of the Olive Branch Petition 
D)  Capture of Quebec 
E)  British evacuation of Boston 
A)  Capture of Ft. Ticonderoga 
B)  Retreat of Bunker Hill 
C)  Signing of the Olive Branch Petition 
D)  Capture of Quebec 
E)  British evacuation of Boston

Question 7

Examples of colonial experience with self-governance, which prepared Americans for a republic, included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  New England town meetings. 
B)  committees of correspondence. 
C)  militia service. 
D)  the relative equality of landowning farmers. 
E)  the absence of a hereditary aristocracy. 
A)  New England town meetings. 
B)  committees of correspondence. 
C)  militia service. 
D)  the relative equality of landowning farmers. 
E)  the absence of a hereditary aristocracy.

Question 8

Why were the French relieved to broker peace between the Americans and British?

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A)  the Americans were losing 
B)  the British had threatened to invade Paris 
C)  the Americans promised the French new land in the West 
D)  the war was costly for the French 
E)  the British offered expanded trade opportunities for peace 
A)  the Americans were losing 
B)  the British had threatened to invade Paris 
C)  the Americans promised the French new land in the West 
D)  the war was costly for the French 
E)  the British offered expanded trade opportunities for peace

Question 9

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

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A)  the armed clash at Lexington and Concord. 
B)  the First Continental Congress convened. 
C)  the Battle of Bunker Hill. 
D)  Benedict Arnold's forces' captured Ticonderoga and Crown Point. 
E)  hiring Hessian solders to fight in America. 
A)  the armed clash at Lexington and Concord. 
B)  the First Continental Congress convened. 
C)  the Battle of Bunker Hill. 
D)  Benedict Arnold's forces' captured Ticonderoga and Crown Point. 
E)  hiring Hessian solders to fight in America.

Question 10

Write your definition of loyalty. Then explain why the Loyalists were held in such low regard and treated with abuse during the Revolutionary War.

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Loyalty is the quality of being faithful

Question 11

After the British defeat at Yorktown

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A)  the fighting continued for more than a year. 
B)  the war ended within a month. 
C)  the French withdrew their assistance as it was no longer needed. 
D)  King George III decided to end the struggle. 
E)  Spain finally entered the war on the U.S. side. 
A)  the fighting continued for more than a year. 
B)  the war ended within a month. 
C)  the French withdrew their assistance as it was no longer needed. 
D)  King George III decided to end the struggle. 
E)  Spain finally entered the war on the U.S. side.

Question 12

Jefferson was selected to draft the Declaration of Independence because

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A)  he volunteered. 
B)  he was already recognized as a brilliant writer. 
C)  the other members of the Continental Congress were all busy with other tasks. 
D)  he believed the colonies' independence should be celebrated with fireworks each year. 
E)  he was a renowned Virginia newspaperman. 
A)  he volunteered. 
B)  he was already recognized as a brilliant writer. 
C)  the other members of the Continental Congress were all busy with other tasks. 
D)  he believed the colonies' independence should be celebrated with fireworks each year. 
E)  he was a renowned Virginia newspaperman.

Question 13

Assess the validity of the following claim, "the British 'lost' the Revolutionary War more than the Americans 'won' it."

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The claim that the British "lost" the Re

Question 14

Some Patriots responded to Paine's vision of an ultra-democratic American republic in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  by enthusiastically embracing civic virtue fundamental to realizing Paine's republican vision for America. 
B)  by favoring the creation of a republic ruled by a "natural aristocracy" of talented elites. 
C)  by cautioning that the fervor for liberty would overwhelm the stability of the social order. 
D)  by affirming that the collective overall good of the "people" should matter more than the private rights and interests of individuals. 
E)  by wholly supporting a radical upheaval on the social classes, leaving poorer farmers, tenants, and laboring classes with enhanced political and economic influence. 
A)  by enthusiastically embracing civic virtue fundamental to realizing Paine's republican vision for America. 
B)  by favoring the creation of a republic ruled by a "natural aristocracy" of talented elites. 
C)  by cautioning that the fervor for liberty would overwhelm the stability of the social order. 
D)  by affirming that the collective overall good of the "people" should matter more than the private rights and interests of individuals. 
E)  by wholly supporting a radical upheaval on the social classes, leaving poorer farmers, tenants, and laboring classes with enhanced political and economic influence.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of John Paul Jones.

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Scots-born naval commander who

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of Thomas Jefferson.

Accepted Answer

Delegate from Virgin

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of Richard Montgomery.

Accepted Answer

Irish-born

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of George Rogers Clark.

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A frontiersman whose successfu

Question 19

The following were purposes of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence EXCEPT

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A)  enlist other British colonies in the Americas to support the cause of American independence. 
B)  ask for an end to slavery throughout America. 
C)  invite assistance from foreign nations. 
D)  explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted. 
E)  rally military, political, and economic resistance to British rule in America. 
A)  enlist other British colonies in the Americas to support the cause of American independence. 
B)  ask for an end to slavery throughout America. 
C)  invite assistance from foreign nations. 
D)  explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted. 
E)  rally military, political, and economic resistance to British rule in America.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of Richard Henry Lee.

Accepted Answer

Delegate from Virgin

Exam 7: America Secedes From the Empire

When the alliance with France was formalized, the Americans were able to gain all of the following EXCEPT

Explain why the text's authors conclude that the Franco-American alliance was "not prompted by a love for America but by a realistic concern for the interests of France." In what ways did the French contribute to colonial independence?

The Patriot militia played a crucial role in the Revolution in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Why were British forces slaughtered at Bunker Hill?

Identify and state the historical significance of Benedict Arnold.

In March 1776, this event is still celebrated today and it is known as Evacuation Day.What happened on this day?

Examples of colonial experience with self-governance, which prepared Americans for a republic, included all of the following EXCEPT

Why were the French relieved to broker peace between the Americans and British?

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

Write your definition of loyalty. Then explain why the Loyalists were held in such low regard and treated with abuse during the Revolutionary War.

After the British defeat at Yorktown

Jefferson was selected to draft the Declaration of Independence because

Assess the validity of the following claim, "the British 'lost' the Revolutionary War more than the Americans 'won' it."

Some Patriots responded to Paine's vision of an ultra-democratic American republic in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of John Paul Jones.

Identify and state the historical significance of Thomas Jefferson.

Identify and state the historical significance of Richard Montgomery.

Identify and state the historical significance of George Rogers Clark.

The following were purposes of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Richard Henry Lee.

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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