Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-civic virtue

Accepted Answer

Civic virtue is a concept and practice d

Question 2

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

Accepted Answer

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Saratoga

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Saratoga refers to a serie

Question 5

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The Treaty of Paris in 1783 stipulated

Accepted Answer

A) British recognition of American independence. 
B) establishment of the boundaries of the new United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River between the Great Lakes and Spanish Florida. 
C) that Americans allow British collection of prewar debts from colonists. 
D) that Americans cease persecution of Loyalists. 
E) that Loyalists should have their confiscated property restored. 
A) British recognition of American independence. 
B) establishment of the boundaries of the new United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River between the Great Lakes and Spanish Florida. 
C) that Americans allow British collection of prewar debts from colonists. 
D) that Americans cease persecution of Loyalists. 
E) that Loyalists should have their confiscated property restored.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George III

Accepted Answer

George III was the King of Great Britain

Question 7

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 8

The colonists suffered their heaviest losses of the Revolutionary War at the Battle of

Accepted Answer

A) Charleston. 
B) Cowpens. 
C) Valley Forge. 
D) Long Island. 
E) Brandywine Creek. 
A) Charleston. 
B) Cowpens. 
C) Valley Forge. 
D) Long Island. 
E) Brandywine Creek.

Question 9

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 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Richard Henry Lee

Accepted Answer

Richard Henry Lee was a prominent states

Question 11

When the Second Continental Congress met in 1775

Accepted Answer

A) its members felt a strong desire for independence. 
B) it cut off communications with the British government. 
C) it continued to stall on the creation of an army and navy. 
D) there was no well-defined sentiment for independence. 
E) the conservative element was weakened. 
A) its members felt a strong desire for independence. 
B) it cut off communications with the British government. 
C) it continued to stall on the creation of an army and navy. 
D) there was no well-defined sentiment for independence. 
E) the conservative element was weakened.

Question 12

The colonists delayed declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) lack of military victories. 
B) support for the tradition of loyalty to the empire. 
C) the realization that the colonies were not united. 
D) fear of British military reprisals. 
E) a continued belief that America was part of the transatlantic community. 
A) lack of military victories. 
B) support for the tradition of loyalty to the empire. 
C) the realization that the colonies were not united. 
D) fear of British military reprisals. 
E) a continued belief that America was part of the transatlantic community.

Question 13

Who was the American diplomat that negotiated the Model Treaty with France?

Accepted Answer

A) John Adams 
B) Thomas Jefferson 
C) Thomas Paine 
D) Benjamin Franklin 
E) Patrick Henry 
A) John Adams 
B) Thomas Jefferson 
C) Thomas Paine 
D) Benjamin Franklin 
E) Patrick Henry

Question 14

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 15

List the three most important battles of the Revolutionary War. Justify your selections.

Accepted Answer

The three most important battles of the

Question 16

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-George Washington was chosen commander of the colonial armies because he

Accepted Answer

A) was widely recognized as a military genius. 
B) had been a successful militia commander in the recent French and Indian war. 
C) was from a southern colony. 
D) was a colonial aristocrat. 
E) was a symbol and rallying point. 
A) was widely recognized as a military genius. 
B) had been a successful militia commander in the recent French and Indian war. 
C) was from a southern colony. 
D) was a colonial aristocrat. 
E) was a symbol and rallying point.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-natural aristocracy

Accepted Answer

Natural aristocracy refers to a concept

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Loyalty is the quality of being faithful

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Hessians were German soldiers who se

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -civic virtue

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Saratoga

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The Treaty of Paris in 1783 stipulated

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George III

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

The colonists suffered their heaviest losses of the Revolutionary War at the Battle of

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard Henry Lee

When the Second Continental Congress met in 1775

The colonists delayed declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, for all of the following reasons except

Who was the American diplomat that negotiated the Model Treaty with France?

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

List the three most important battles of the Revolutionary War. Justify your selections.

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -George Washington was chosen commander of the colonial armies because he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -natural aristocracy

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

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

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

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

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The Treaty of Paris in 1783 stipulated

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

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -George Washington was chosen commander of the colonial armies because he

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