Question 1

Many historians argue that without French aid, the colonies could never have won their independence. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Perhaps the most important single action of the Second Continental Congress was to

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A) select George Washington to head the army. 
B) draft new appeals to the king. 
C) adopt measures to raise money. 
D) postpone an immediate demand for independence. 
E) support independence. 
A) select George Washington to head the army. 
B) draft new appeals to the king. 
C) adopt measures to raise money. 
D) postpone an immediate demand for independence. 
E) support independence.

Question 3

Regarding the provisions and implementation of the Treaty of Paris 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War ​

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A) America faithfully adhered to each provision in the treaty's postwar implementation. 
B) France was extremely pleased with the western boundary results for America. 
C) America broke the assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalist property and repayment of debts owed to British creditors. 
D) Spain gained all the land in North America it wanted. 
E) Great Britain failed to demonstrate generosity and geopolitical acumen in negotiating the final northern, western, and southern boundaries of the newly created United States of America. 
A) America faithfully adhered to each provision in the treaty's postwar implementation. 
B) France was extremely pleased with the western boundary results for America. 
C) America broke the assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalist property and repayment of debts owed to British creditors. 
D) Spain gained all the land in North America it wanted. 
E) Great Britain failed to demonstrate generosity and geopolitical acumen in negotiating the final northern, western, and southern boundaries of the newly created United States of America.

Question 4

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​
​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781
  
-____ Albany

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Cornwallis

Accepted Answer

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwal

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Rogers Clark

Accepted Answer

George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 –

Question 7

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except

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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 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-republicanism

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Republicanism is a political ideology th

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Comte de Rochambeau

Accepted Answer

Comte de Rochambeau, whose full name is

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Benedict Arnold

Accepted Answer

Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was a milita

Question 11

Account for the widespread and enthusiastic colonial reception of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

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The widespread and enthusiastic colonial

Question 12

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 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Patrick Henry

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry was a prominent figure in

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Horatio Gates

Accepted Answer

Horatio Gates was a retired British sold

Question 15

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​
​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781
  
-____ Saratoga

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 16

The Indian chief who fought for the British in New York and Pennsylvania was

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A) Seneca. 
B) Pontiac. 
C) Joseph Brant. 
D) King Philip. 
E) Cowpens. 
A) Seneca. 
B) Pontiac. 
C) Joseph Brant. 
D) King Philip. 
E) Cowpens.

Question 17

The Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the first treaty between the United States and an Indian nation, resulted in

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A) the ceding of most of the Iroquois' land. 
B) an end to the practice of scalping. 
C) the slowing of the westward movement of pioneers. 
D) the renunciation by the Oneidas and the Tuscaroras of their support for the British. 
E) turning over the hair buyers for prosecution. 
A) the ceding of most of the Iroquois' land. 
B) an end to the practice of scalping. 
C) the slowing of the westward movement of pioneers. 
D) the renunciation by the Oneidas and the Tuscaroras of their support for the British. 
E) turning over the hair buyers for prosecution.

Question 18

Loyalists made up about ____ percent of the American people.

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A) 8 
B) 16 
C) 28 
D) 39 
E) 52 
A) 8 
B) 16 
C) 28 
D) 39 
E) 52

Question 19

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The British decided to negotiate an end to the Revolutionary War because

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A) they were crushed by the failure of their army at Yorktown. 
B) there were indications that the Americans might settle for peace terms short of complete independence. 
C) they were suffering heavy military losses against the French and Spanish elsewhere. 
D) the new Whig British ministry now in power was more pro-American than the previous Tory government. 
E) they appreciated that Britain's geopolitical priority was to prevent France from obtaining enhanced political and economic influence in North America through their new alliance with the United States. 
A) they were crushed by the failure of their army at Yorktown. 
B) there were indications that the Americans might settle for peace terms short of complete independence. 
C) they were suffering heavy military losses against the French and Spanish elsewhere. 
D) the new Whig British ministry now in power was more pro-American than the previous Tory government. 
E) they appreciated that Britain's geopolitical priority was to prevent France from obtaining enhanced political and economic influence in North America through their new alliance with the United States.

Question 20

As commander of America's Revolutionary army, George Washington exhibited all of the following except

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A) unparalled strategic military genius. 
B) personal courage. 
C) a sense of justice. 
D) moral force and self-discipline. 
E) patience and loyalty to the Patriot cause. 
A) unparalled strategic military genius. 
B) personal courage. 
C) a sense of justice. 
D) moral force and self-discipline. 
E) patience and loyalty to the Patriot cause.

Exam 8: America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

Many historians argue that without French aid, the colonies could never have won their independence. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Perhaps the most important single action of the Second Continental Congress was to

Regarding the provisions and implementation of the Treaty of Paris 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War ​

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ ​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781 -____ Albany

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Cornwallis

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Rogers Clark

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -republicanism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Comte de Rochambeau

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Benedict Arnold

Account for the widespread and enthusiastic colonial reception of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Patrick Henry

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Horatio Gates

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ ​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781 -____ Saratoga

The Indian chief who fought for the British in New York and Pennsylvania was

The Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the first treaty between the United States and an Indian nation, resulted in

Loyalists made up about ____ percent of the American people.

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The British decided to negotiate an end to the Revolutionary War because

As commander of America's Revolutionary army, George Washington exhibited all of the following except

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Regarding the provisions and implementation of the Treaty of Paris 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781 -____ Albany

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781 -____ Saratoga

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The British decided to negotiate an end to the Revolutionary War because