Question 1

American Loyalists,who sided with the British during the War for Independence,________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tended to be wealthy conservatives 
B)  were known for their wickedness and immorality 
C)  favored a strongly centralized, authoritarian form of government 
D)  came from all occupations and social classes 
E)  were pacifists who opposed war for any reason 
A)  tended to be wealthy conservatives 
B)  were known for their wickedness and immorality 
C)  favored a strongly centralized, authoritarian form of government 
D)  came from all occupations and social classes 
E)  were pacifists who opposed war for any reason

Question 2

Why did many African Americans in the North take up arms to fight the British?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed that the king and the British Parliament were solely responsible for their lack of freedom. 
B)  They felt that the British had unfairly taxed them without offering representation in Congress. 
C)  They believed that the Americans were more likely to win the war. 
D)  They felt that the army was the safest place for them to be at the time. 
E)  They felt that the Americans were more likely to free them from slavery if they sided with them. 
A)  They believed that the king and the British Parliament were solely responsible for their lack of freedom. 
B)  They felt that the British had unfairly taxed them without offering representation in Congress. 
C)  They believed that the Americans were more likely to win the war. 
D)  They felt that the army was the safest place for them to be at the time. 
E)  They felt that the Americans were more likely to free them from slavery if they sided with them.

Question 3

Why did some Americans oppose independence? How did their overall political beliefs compare with those of Americans who supported independence?

Accepted Answer

Some Americans opposed independence for

Question 4

The American victory that led to the French alliance occurred at ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Saratoga 
B)  Yorktown 
C)  Breed's Hill 
D)  Philadelphia 
E)  Trenton 
A)  Saratoga 
B)  Yorktown 
C)  Breed's Hill 
D)  Philadelphia 
E)  Trenton

Question 5

Which prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Navigation Act of 1772 
B)  Proclamation of 1763 
C)  Stamp Act of 1765 
D)  Townshend Acts of 1767 
E)  Settlement Act of 1765 
A)  Navigation Act of 1772 
B)  Proclamation of 1763 
C)  Stamp Act of 1765 
D)  Townshend Acts of 1767 
E)  Settlement Act of 1765

Question 6

Which of the following linked religious values to the practice of government?

Accepted Answer

A)  colonial newspapers 
B)  the Great Awakening 
C)  theories of the Earl of Bute 
D)  ideas from the Commonwealthman 
E)  the works of John Locke 
A)  colonial newspapers 
B)  the Great Awakening 
C)  theories of the Earl of Bute 
D)  ideas from the Commonwealthman 
E)  the works of John Locke

Question 7

At the end of the Seven Years' War,American colonists could be best characterized as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hostile toward the British 
B)  optimistic about the future 
C)  apathetic about colonial-British relations 
D)  eager for independence from Great Britain 
E)  trying to rebuild 
A)  hostile toward the British 
B)  optimistic about the future 
C)  apathetic about colonial-British relations 
D)  eager for independence from Great Britain 
E)  trying to rebuild

Question 8

What was the impact of the approach to revolution on Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

The impact of various approaches to revo

Question 9

What factors led to British defeat in the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Several factors contributed to the Briti

Question 10

The boycott movement against the Stamp Act ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  had little effect on Great Britain 
B)  mobilized colonial women to action 
C)  ultimately hurt American businessmen more than British 
D)  was opposed by New England businessmen 
E)  was badly organized 
A)  had little effect on Great Britain 
B)  mobilized colonial women to action 
C)  ultimately hurt American businessmen more than British 
D)  was opposed by New England businessmen 
E)  was badly organized

Question 11

Which event marked the end of the military phase of the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  the capture of New York City by French forces 
B)  Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga 
C)  the British evacuation of Boston 
D)  Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown 
E)  the destruction of a British army at the Battle of New Orleans 
A)  the capture of New York City by French forces 
B)  Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga 
C)  the British evacuation of Boston 
D)  Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown 
E)  the destruction of a British army at the Battle of New Orleans

Question 12

Which of the following explains why England lost the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British government did not believe it could win the war. 
B)  British finances could not support the war. 
C)  British strategists did not understand how to fight the war. 
D)  George III never supported the war effort. 
E)  British soldiers sympathized with the Americans. 
A)  The British government did not believe it could win the war. 
B)  British finances could not support the war. 
C)  British strategists did not understand how to fight the war. 
D)  George III never supported the war effort. 
E)  British soldiers sympathized with the Americans.

Question 13

While repealing the Townshend duties,why did the North ministry retain a tax on tea?

Accepted Answer

A)  to stabilize prices for tea 
B)  to punish American tea smugglers 
C)  to punish John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and the Sons of Liberty 
D)  to symbolize Parliament's power to tax Americans 
E)  to ensure that tea from England would not be boycotted 
A)  to stabilize prices for tea 
B)  to punish American tea smugglers 
C)  to punish John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and the Sons of Liberty 
D)  to symbolize Parliament's power to tax Americans 
E)  to ensure that tea from England would not be boycotted

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT a task facing the new nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  deciding what form the new government would take 
B)  learning how political power would be distributed 
C)  learning how to ensure political equality for all 
D)  learning to fend off French attempts to control the country 
E)  bridging the division of state and federal authority 
A)  deciding what form the new government would take 
B)  learning how political power would be distributed 
C)  learning how to ensure political equality for all 
D)  learning to fend off French attempts to control the country 
E)  bridging the division of state and federal authority

American Loyalists,who sided with the British during the War for Independence,________.

Why did many African Americans in the North take up arms to fight the British?

Why did some Americans oppose independence? How did their overall political beliefs compare with those of Americans who supported independence?

The American victory that led to the French alliance occurred at ________.

Which prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Which of the following linked religious values to the practice of government?

At the end of the Seven Years' War,American colonists could be best characterized as ________.

What was the impact of the approach to revolution on Native Americans?

What factors led to British defeat in the American Revolution?

The boycott movement against the Stamp Act ________.

Which event marked the end of the military phase of the war?

Which of the following explains why England lost the Revolutionary War?

While repealing the Townshend duties,why did the North ministry retain a tax on tea?

Which of the following was NOT a task facing the new nation?

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Exam 5: The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

American Loyalists,who sided with the British during the War for Independence,________.

Why did many African Americans in the North take up arms to fight the British?

Why did some Americans oppose independence? How did their overall political beliefs compare with those of Americans who supported independence?

The American victory that led to the French alliance occurred at ________.

Which prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Which of the following linked religious values to the practice of government?

At the end of the Seven Years' War,American colonists could be best characterized as ________.

What was the impact of the approach to revolution on Native Americans?

What factors led to British defeat in the American Revolution?

The boycott movement against the Stamp Act ________.

Which event marked the end of the military phase of the war?

Which of the following explains why England lost the Revolutionary War?

While repealing the Townshend duties,why did the North ministry retain a tax on tea?

Which of the following was NOT a task facing the new nation?

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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