Question 1

Who were the Whigs?

Accepted Answer

A)  British soldiers and the opposition party in England. 
B)  American patriots and the dominate party in England. 
C)  British loyalists and the dominate party in England. 
D)  American patriots and the opposition in England. 
E)  British soldiers and the dominate party in England 
A)  British soldiers and the opposition party in England. 
B)  American patriots and the dominate party in England. 
C)  British loyalists and the dominate party in England. 
D)  American patriots and the opposition in England. 
E)  British soldiers and the dominate party in England

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of Common Sense.

Accepted Answer

Panplet written by Thomas Pain

Question 3

American diplomats to the peace negotiations in Paris in 1782-1783 were instructed by the Second Continental Congress to

Accepted Answer

A)  accept any British offer that would essentially return British-American relations to their pre-1763 status. 
B)  demand British cession of the trans-Allegheny West to the colonies. 
C)  get the colonies out of their obligations under the Franco-American alliances. 
D)  consult with the colonies' French allies and make no separate peace arrangements with the British. 
E)  follow the lead of Spain, not France. 
A)  accept any British offer that would essentially return British-American relations to their pre-1763 status. 
B)  demand British cession of the trans-Allegheny West to the colonies. 
C)  get the colonies out of their obligations under the Franco-American alliances. 
D)  consult with the colonies' French allies and make no separate peace arrangements with the British. 
E)  follow the lead of Spain, not France.

Question 4

General William Howe did not pursue and defeat George Washington's army after the Battle of Long Island for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  he remembered the slaughter of Bunker Hill. 
B)  the country was rough. 
C)  supplies were slow in coming. 
D)  he did not relish the rigors of a winter campaign. 
E)  he lacked sufficient naval support. 
A)  he remembered the slaughter of Bunker Hill. 
B)  the country was rough. 
C)  supplies were slow in coming. 
D)  he did not relish the rigors of a winter campaign. 
E)  he lacked sufficient naval support.

Question 5

The Loyalists who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared were more likely to be all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  well educated. 
B)  from among the older generation. 
C)  affiliated with the Anglican Church. 
D)  from New England. 
E)  wealthy. 
A)  well educated. 
B)  from among the older generation. 
C)  affiliated with the Anglican Church. 
D)  from New England. 
E)  wealthy.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the Battle of Saratoga.

Accepted Answer

Major battle of 1777

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the Hessians.

Accepted Answer

Mercenaries hired by

Question 8

What group was more likely to support Britain as a loyalist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women 
B)  Educated adults 
C)  Merchants 
D)  Older people 
E)  Younger 
A)  Women 
B)  Educated adults 
C)  Merchants 
D)  Older people 
E)  Younger

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

Document written by Thomas Jef

Question 10

The Revolutionary War began with fighting in ____; then in 1777-1778, fighting was concentrated in ____; and the fighting concluded in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the South, the middle colonies, New England 
B)  the middle colonies, New England, the South 
C)  New England, the South, the middle colonies 
D)  New England, the middle colonies, the South 
E)  the middle colonies, the South, New England 
A)  the South, the middle colonies, New England 
B)  the middle colonies, New England, the South 
C)  New England, the South, the middle colonies 
D)  New England, the middle colonies, the South 
E)  the middle colonies, the South, New England

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of Patrick Henry.

Accepted Answer

His "Give me liberty or give m

Question 12

During the Revolution, the western frontier saw much fighting, which

Accepted Answer

A)  slowed the westward advance of the pioneers. 
B)  caused most of the Indians to join the colonists' cause against the British. 
C)  led to George Rogers Clark's downfall as a military leader. 
D)  failed to stem the tide of westward-moving pioneers. 
E)  ultimately led Benedict Arnold to go over to the British. 
A)  slowed the westward advance of the pioneers. 
B)  caused most of the Indians to join the colonists' cause against the British. 
C)  led to George Rogers Clark's downfall as a military leader. 
D)  failed to stem the tide of westward-moving pioneers. 
E)  ultimately led Benedict Arnold to go over to the British.

Question 13

It is legitimate to claim that the triumph at Yorktown "was no less French than American" because

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington turned execution of the campaign over to French commanders. 
B)  the French supplied all the seapower. 
C)  French troops made up half the besieging army. 
D)  the British commander agreed to surrender to French officers but not to American troops. 
E)  France paid the American soldiers' salaries. 
A)  Washington turned execution of the campaign over to French commanders. 
B)  the French supplied all the seapower. 
C)  French troops made up half the besieging army. 
D)  the British commander agreed to surrender to French officers but not to American troops. 
E)  France paid the American soldiers' salaries.

Question 14

The Olive Branch Petition was

Accepted Answer

A)  a plan for peace with Canada 
B)  a declaration of loyalty to the British crown 
C)  a petition to lower tariffs 
D)  a declaration of solidarity between the colonies 
E)  a pardon for revolutionary war criminals 
A)  a plan for peace with Canada 
B)  a declaration of loyalty to the British crown 
C)  a petition to lower tariffs 
D)  a declaration of solidarity between the colonies 
E)  a pardon for revolutionary war criminals

Question 15

Who was Ethan Allen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planter from Virginia 
B)  British General in New York 
C)  Author of "Common Sense" 
D)  Colonial Solider 
E)  French privateer 
A)  Planter from Virginia 
B)  British General in New York 
C)  Author of "Common Sense" 
D)  Colonial Solider 
E)  French privateer

Question 16

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. 
B)  catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III. 
C)  argue that royal tyranny justified revolt. 
D)  offer the British one last chance at reconciliation. 
E)  accuse the British of violating the natural rights of the Americans. 
A)  invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. 
B)  catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III. 
C)  argue that royal tyranny justified revolt. 
D)  offer the British one last chance at reconciliation. 
E)  accuse the British of violating the natural rights of the Americans.

Question 17

Colonists had debated with Parliament and protested its actions since 1763. Why, then, did the Declaration of Independence single out King George III as the tyrant threatening their liberties?

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Independence singled

Question 18

During the Revolutionary War, the British captured and occupied

Accepted Answer

A)  New York City. 
B)  Charleston. 
C)  Philadelphia. 
D)  Boston. 
E)  St. Augustine. 
A)  New York City. 
B)  Charleston. 
C)  Philadelphia. 
D)  Boston. 
E)  St. Augustine.

Exam 7: America Secedes From the Empire

Who were the Whigs?

Identify and state the historical significance of Common Sense.

American diplomats to the peace negotiations in Paris in 1782-1783 were instructed by the Second Continental Congress to

General William Howe did not pursue and defeat George Washington's army after the Battle of Long Island for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

The Loyalists who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared were more likely to be all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of the Battle of Saratoga.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Hessians.

What group was more likely to support Britain as a loyalist?

Identify and state the historical significance of the Declaration of Independence.

The Revolutionary War began with fighting in ____; then in 1777-1778, fighting was concentrated in ____; and the fighting concluded in ____.

Identify and state the historical significance of Patrick Henry.

During the Revolution, the western frontier saw much fighting, which

It is legitimate to claim that the triumph at Yorktown "was no less French than American" because

The Olive Branch Petition was

Who was Ethan Allen?

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT

Colonists had debated with Parliament and protested its actions since 1763. Why, then, did the Declaration of Independence single out King George III as the tyrant threatening their liberties?

During the Revolutionary War, the British captured and occupied

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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