Exam 6: The Revolutionary Republic

Discuss the Confederation era and analyze the state constitutions and the government created by the Articles of Confederation. How did the central government deal with the major issues of the period?

Benedict Arnold attempted to undermine the revolutionary cause by betraying New York City to the British.

British policy regarding the loyalists was

When l and was first offered for sale in Kentucky , there were few buyers.

_____________of Maryland was the first Roman Catholic bishop in the United States.

Examine the British strategy of 1776 and 1777 that attempted to bring the war to a close. Why did this strategy fail?

The state governments set up during the Revolution reflected the American belief in the

Those against the ratification of the Constitution were called_____________.

Explore the implications of the American Revolution for black Americans.

The idea of proportional representation in one house and state equality in the other was proposed by

_____________closed the Mississippi River to travel in 1784.

Describe the role of loyalists in the American Revolution.

The war for American independence was ended with the Treaty of_____________.

Thomas Jefferson wrote Thoughts on Government in 1776.

The first military setback for Americans came in_____________.

France declared war on England after the treaties with the United States were signed in early 1778.

In the peace treaty that ended the American Revolution,

Before 1787, most of the land in the Northwest Territory was purchased by independent settlers.

After 1778, political opposition in England to the war in America had disappeared.

_____________drafted the large state plan discussed at the Constitutional Convention.