Question 1

Reassessment of their war strategy after the Battle of Saratoga led the British to

Accepted Answer

A)  shift the field of battle to the south. 
B)  shift their attention to urban areas. 
C)  adopt guerrilla tactics similar to those used by the patriots. 
D)  concentrate their forces along the New England coast. 
A)  shift the field of battle to the south. 
B)  shift their attention to urban areas. 
C)  adopt guerrilla tactics similar to those used by the patriots. 
D)  concentrate their forces along the New England coast.

Question 2

Why was the ratification of the Articles of Confederation delayed?

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A)  Disputes over the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
B)  Disagreements over provisions of treaties with the Northwestern Indians. 
C)  Differing opinions about navigation rights on rivers that served as boundary lines between states. 
D)  Concerns landlocked states had over commercial rights. 
A)  Disputes over the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
B)  Disagreements over provisions of treaties with the Northwestern Indians. 
C)  Differing opinions about navigation rights on rivers that served as boundary lines between states. 
D)  Concerns landlocked states had over commercial rights.

Question 3

Which of the following was a false assumption made by the British concerning the Revolutionary War?

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A)  The patriots cannot withstand the assaults of trained British soldiers. 
B)  Victory will not necessitate a large commitment of manpower. 
C)  It will not be necessary to use the navy in the conflict. 
D)  Britain will receive aid from other European powers. 
A)  The patriots cannot withstand the assaults of trained British soldiers. 
B)  Victory will not necessitate a large commitment of manpower. 
C)  It will not be necessary to use the navy in the conflict. 
D)  Britain will receive aid from other European powers.

Question 4

General John Sullivan's strategy against the Iroquois

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A)  was limited to those who took up arms. 
B)  included rape and child murder. 
C)  directly contradicted George Washington's orders. 
D)  was largely ineffective. 
A)  was limited to those who took up arms. 
B)  included rape and child murder. 
C)  directly contradicted George Washington's orders. 
D)  was largely ineffective.

Question 5

Lord Dartmouth's letter of January 1775 led which general to send a military expedition to confiscate colonial military supplied stockpiled at Concord?

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A)  General Gage 
B)  General Ward 
C)  General Burgoyne 
D)  General Washington 
A)  General Gage 
B)  General Ward 
C)  General Burgoyne 
D)  General Washington

Question 6

Compare and contrast American Revolutionary military strategies in the north and south, and analyze strengths and weaknesses of each.

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During the American Revolutionary War, t

Question 7

In response to the threat of smallpox in the ranks of the Continental Army, Washington

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A)  asked for the resignation of all soldiers who had not had the disease. 
B)  requested that the Second Continental Congress double the army's medical staff. 
C)  ordered the inoculation of all members of the regular army and of all new recruits. 
D)  issued an order discharging all foreign-born men from the Continental Army. 
A)  asked for the resignation of all soldiers who had not had the disease. 
B)  requested that the Second Continental Congress double the army's medical staff. 
C)  ordered the inoculation of all members of the regular army and of all new recruits. 
D)  issued an order discharging all foreign-born men from the Continental Army.

Question 8

How was the revolutionary ideal of virtue upheld or suspended in the treatment of African-Americans and Native Americans by the revolutionaries?

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The revolutionary ideal of virtue was bo

Question 9

The outcome of the Battles of King's Mountain, Cowpens, and Guilford Court House supports which of the following conclusions?

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A)  General Washington was a brilliant military strategist. 
B)  The Continental Army was disorganized and demoralized by the winter of 1780. 
C)  The momentum in the southern campaign had begun to swing to the patriot side. 
D)  American victory in the Revolutionary War was due primarily to French military ingenuity. 
A)  General Washington was a brilliant military strategist. 
B)  The Continental Army was disorganized and demoralized by the winter of 1780. 
C)  The momentum in the southern campaign had begun to swing to the patriot side. 
D)  American victory in the Revolutionary War was due primarily to French military ingenuity.

Question 10

In what way were classical, economic, and democratic republicanism alike?

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A)  All stressed the importance of including minority groups in the political process. 
B)  All accepted the notion that society is divided into two groups, those who are born to govern and those who are born to be governed. 
C)  All agreed that "virtue" was at the heart of a successful republic. 
D)  All held that rank and privilege have no place in a republican society. 
A)  All stressed the importance of including minority groups in the political process. 
B)  All accepted the notion that society is divided into two groups, those who are born to govern and those who are born to be governed. 
C)  All agreed that "virtue" was at the heart of a successful republic. 
D)  All held that rank and privilege have no place in a republican society.

Question 11

How did Chief Dragging Canoe respond to the fighting between the British and the Americans?

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A)  He led an attack against white settlements along the western borders of the Carolinas and Virginia. 
B)  He formed a pan-Indian alliance aimed at ridding North America of all white settlers. 
C)  He sought an alliance with the British in hopes that he could regain Cherokee land lost to white settlers. 
D)  He decided that the best course of action was to remain neutral. 
A)  He led an attack against white settlements along the western borders of the Carolinas and Virginia. 
B)  He formed a pan-Indian alliance aimed at ridding North America of all white settlers. 
C)  He sought an alliance with the British in hopes that he could regain Cherokee land lost to white settlers. 
D)  He decided that the best course of action was to remain neutral.

Question 12

Discuss the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Paris, and explain the significance of the treaty's provisions.

Accepted Answer

The negotiations that led to the Treaty

Question 13

Which of the following was most likely to have remained neutral in the Revolutionary War?

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A)  A member of the Chesapeake gentry 
B)  A Scots-Irish settler in the backcountry 
C)  A Scottish settler 
D)  A city artisan 
A)  A member of the Chesapeake gentry 
B)  A Scots-Irish settler in the backcountry 
C)  A Scottish settler 
D)  A city artisan

Question 14

Before setting up winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, in January 1777, General Washington defeated the redcoats in the battles of

Accepted Answer

A)  Brandywine Creek and Germantown. 
B)  Brooklyn Heights and Manhattan Island. 
C)  Fort Ticonderoga and Bennington. 
D)  Trenton and Princeton. 
A)  Brandywine Creek and Germantown. 
B)  Brooklyn Heights and Manhattan Island. 
C)  Fort Ticonderoga and Bennington. 
D)  Trenton and Princeton.

Question 15

Examine the process by which British political authority in the colonies came to an end and was replaced by American political authority.

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The process by which British political a

Question 16

As a result of the fall of Charleston in May 1780,

Accepted Answer

A)  the British navy eliminated the French navy as a potential threat. 
B)  South Carolina served as a secure British base from which to attack the other American states. 
C)  patriot forces were disheartened and demoralized. 
D)  many South Carolinians renounced the American cause and pledged their loyalty to the Crown. 
A)  the British navy eliminated the French navy as a potential threat. 
B)  South Carolina served as a secure British base from which to attack the other American states. 
C)  patriot forces were disheartened and demoralized. 
D)  many South Carolinians renounced the American cause and pledged their loyalty to the Crown.

Question 17

Which of the following, in large numbers, joined British forces in the South in the two years following the fall of Charleston?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indentured servants 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Wealthy planters 
D)  Recent immigrants 
A)  Indentured servants 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Wealthy planters 
D)  Recent immigrants

Question 18

Lord North and Lord George Germain developed an analysis of the Revolutionary War that was based on three assumptions. All three assumptions proved to be "false". What were the assumptions, and why were they incorrect?

Accepted Answer

The three assumptions developed by Lord

Question 19

Discuss the impact of the Revolutionary War on the lives of Americans.

Accepted Answer

The Revolutionary War had a significant

Question 20

Joseph and Mary Brant

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to convince the tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy to migrate to Canada. 
B)  tried to convince Native Americans and blacks to forge an alliance and thus take advantage of the Anglo-American conflict. 
C)  hoped to persuade the Iroquois Confederacy to ally with the British. 
D)  worked to bring about a general slave uprising. 
A)  tried to convince the tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy to migrate to Canada. 
B)  tried to convince Native Americans and blacks to forge an alliance and thus take advantage of the Anglo-American conflict. 
C)  hoped to persuade the Iroquois Confederacy to ally with the British. 
D)  worked to bring about a general slave uprising.

Exam 6: American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Reassessment of their war strategy after the Battle of Saratoga led the British to

Why was the ratification of the Articles of Confederation delayed?

Which of the following was a false assumption made by the British concerning the Revolutionary War?

General John Sullivan's strategy against the Iroquois

Lord Dartmouth's letter of January 1775 led which general to send a military expedition to confiscate colonial military supplied stockpiled at Concord?

Compare and contrast American Revolutionary military strategies in the north and south, and analyze strengths and weaknesses of each.

In response to the threat of smallpox in the ranks of the Continental Army, Washington

How was the revolutionary ideal of virtue upheld or suspended in the treatment of African-Americans and Native Americans by the revolutionaries?

The outcome of the Battles of King's Mountain, Cowpens, and Guilford Court House supports which of the following conclusions?

In what way were classical, economic, and democratic republicanism alike?

How did Chief Dragging Canoe respond to the fighting between the British and the Americans?

Discuss the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Paris, and explain the significance of the treaty's provisions.

Which of the following was most likely to have remained neutral in the Revolutionary War?

Before setting up winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, in January 1777, General Washington defeated the redcoats in the battles of

Examine the process by which British political authority in the colonies came to an end and was replaced by American political authority.

As a result of the fall of Charleston in May 1780,

Which of the following, in large numbers, joined British forces in the South in the two years following the fall of Charleston?

Lord North and Lord George Germain developed an analysis of the Revolutionary War that was based on three assumptions. All three assumptions proved to be "false". What were the assumptions, and why were they incorrect?

Discuss the impact of the Revolutionary War on the lives of Americans.

Joseph and Mary Brant

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