Question 1

Which of the following was a consequence of Lord Dunmore's Proclamation, issued in November 1775?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Second Continental Congress decided to allow African Americans to enlist in the Continental Army. 
B)  Yeoman farmers began to desert the Virginia militia and rally to the British side. 
C)  Slaves rallied to the British side in greater numbers than expected. 
D)  The Virginia assembly was forcibly disbanded, and many of its leaders were arrested. 
A)  The Second Continental Congress decided to allow African Americans to enlist in the Continental Army. 
B)  Yeoman farmers began to desert the Virginia militia and rally to the British side. 
C)  Slaves rallied to the British side in greater numbers than expected. 
D)  The Virginia assembly was forcibly disbanded, and many of its leaders were arrested.

Question 2

The long-term significance of the Declaration of Independence lies in its

Accepted Answer

A)  charge that Parliament used excessive force in the colonies. 
B)  statements of principle. 
C)  charge that the king was responsible for slavery in the colonies. 
D)  commitment to strong central government. 
A)  charge that Parliament used excessive force in the colonies. 
B)  statements of principle. 
C)  charge that the king was responsible for slavery in the colonies. 
D)  commitment to strong central government.

Question 3

Which of the following was a feature of the Articles of Confederation government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each state was proportionately represented in the Confederation Congress. 
B)  Domestic commercial policy was placed under the control of the national government. 
C)  The national government did not have the power to settle disputes between the states. 
D)  The national government did not have the power to raise revenue effectively. 
A)  Each state was proportionately represented in the Confederation Congress. 
B)  Domestic commercial policy was placed under the control of the national government. 
C)  The national government did not have the power to settle disputes between the states. 
D)  The national government did not have the power to raise revenue effectively.

Question 4

Discuss the debate over and the final adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress, and examine the importance of the ideas embodied in Thomas Jefferson's document.

Accepted Answer

The debate over the Declaration of Indep

Question 5

"These are the times that try men's souls." This statement by Thomas Paine was written in response to

Accepted Answer

A)  American deaths at Lexington. 
B)  General Washington's retreat across New Jersey. 
C)  the American defeat at the Battle of Bunker Hill. 
D)  the defection of Benedict Arnold to the British side. 
A)  American deaths at Lexington. 
B)  General Washington's retreat across New Jersey. 
C)  the American defeat at the Battle of Bunker Hill. 
D)  the defection of Benedict Arnold to the British side.

Question 6

The most significant aspect of the first year of the Revolutionary War was

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of significant battles won by the Americans. 
B)  the long lull in fighting between British and American forces at Boston. 
C)  France's decision to ally openly with the United States. 
D)  Great Britain's decision to use mercenaries. 
A)  the number of significant battles won by the Americans. 
B)  the long lull in fighting between British and American forces at Boston. 
C)  France's decision to ally openly with the United States. 
D)  Great Britain's decision to use mercenaries.

Question 7

What was the western border of the American nation established by the Treaty of Paris?

Accepted Answer

A)  The western border of what is now Ohio 
B)  The Mississippi River 
C)  The western border of what is now Indiana 
D)  The Appalachian Mountains 
A)  The western border of what is now Ohio 
B)  The Mississippi River 
C)  The western border of what is now Indiana 
D)  The Appalachian Mountains

Question 8

Why, after a period of relative stability, was the American economy plagued by inflation from late 1776 into the 1780s?

Accepted Answer

A)  As people's faith in the government declined, their faith in the worth of the nation's currency also declined. 
B)  As the amount of currency in circulation declined, unsold goods piled up in warehouses. 
C)  As the economy grew and Americans' incomes increased, the production of goods lagged behind demand. 
D)  As high taxes cut into the profits of producers, they cut back production and caused a shortage of goods. 
A)  As people's faith in the government declined, their faith in the worth of the nation's currency also declined. 
B)  As the amount of currency in circulation declined, unsold goods piled up in warehouses. 
C)  As the economy grew and Americans' incomes increased, the production of goods lagged behind demand. 
D)  As high taxes cut into the profits of producers, they cut back production and caused a shortage of goods.

Question 9

Discuss the governmental concepts embodied in the Articles of Confederation.

Accepted Answer

The Articles of Confederation embodied s

Question 10

Article Five of the Treaty of Paris (1783)

Accepted Answer

A)  promised the repayment of prewar debts owed by Americans to British subjects. 
B)  recommended that the states allow loyalists to recover their confiscated property. 
C)  called for just compensation for seized loyalist property. 
D)  provided for the permanent exile of the loyalists. 
A)  promised the repayment of prewar debts owed by Americans to British subjects. 
B)  recommended that the states allow loyalists to recover their confiscated property. 
C)  called for just compensation for seized loyalist property. 
D)  provided for the permanent exile of the loyalists.

Question 11

Which of the following was the goal of British strategy for 1777?

Accepted Answer

A)  To blockade the American coastline 
B)  For Burgoyne to join forces with Howe at White Plains and invade Pennsylvania 
C)  To cut New England off from the other colonies 
D)  To isolate all colonies south of Maryland by taking control of the Potomac 
A)  To blockade the American coastline 
B)  For Burgoyne to join forces with Howe at White Plains and invade Pennsylvania 
C)  To cut New England off from the other colonies 
D)  To isolate all colonies south of Maryland by taking control of the Potomac

Question 12

The primary concern of those who wrote the state constitutions was

Accepted Answer

A)  how to put the concept of democracy into practice. 
B)  how to create efficient government. 
C)  how best to distribute and limit governmental power. 
D)  how the documents would be ratified. 
A)  how to put the concept of democracy into practice. 
B)  how to create efficient government. 
C)  how best to distribute and limit governmental power. 
D)  how the documents would be ratified.

Question 13

As a result of the Battle of Yorktown,

Accepted Answer

A)  Cornwallis retreated to Wilmington to await supplies and fresh troops. 
B)  the French navy ceased to be effective. 
C)  Parliament stopped all offensive operations in America and authorized peace negotiations. 
D)  Cornwallis returned to England as a hero. 
A)  Cornwallis retreated to Wilmington to await supplies and fresh troops. 
B)  the French navy ceased to be effective. 
C)  Parliament stopped all offensive operations in America and authorized peace negotiations. 
D)  Cornwallis returned to England as a hero.

Question 14

Discuss the different definitions of republicanism that emerged in the new American republic. What elements did Americans believe were necessary to ensure the success of a republican government? Explain how these views were reflected in the creation of both state and national governments between 1776 and 1783.

Accepted Answer

Republicanism in the new American republ

Question 15

Discuss the content, style, and timing of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine's Common Sense is a pamphle

Question 16

Discuss why George Washington was selected as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, and evaluate Washington's performance as commanding general, specifying his strengths and his weaknesses.

Accepted Answer

George Washington was selected as comman

Question 17

In negotiating the boundaries for the new American nation, the British

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted an inflexible stance that led to restrictive boundaries. 
B)  completely ignored the territorial rights of their Indian allies. 
C)  ceded large amounts of territory to France. 
D)  ceded the area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi to Spain. 
A)  adopted an inflexible stance that led to restrictive boundaries. 
B)  completely ignored the territorial rights of their Indian allies. 
C)  ceded large amounts of territory to France. 
D)  ceded the area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi to Spain.

Question 18

During the winter of 1779−1780, many Iroquois bands left their ancestral homeland for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  All bands that broke their pledge of neutrality and allied with the Americans were forced onto reservations by the British. 
B)  They were afraid they would be drawn into the Anglo-American conflict raging around them. 
C)  The Iroquois ruling council banished from the homeland all bands that remained neutral or allied with the Americans. 
D)  Their settlements and crops were completely destroyed by General John Sullivan's expedition that they moved to Canada in search of food and shelter. 
A)  All bands that broke their pledge of neutrality and allied with the Americans were forced onto reservations by the British. 
B)  They were afraid they would be drawn into the Anglo-American conflict raging around them. 
C)  The Iroquois ruling council banished from the homeland all bands that remained neutral or allied with the Americans. 
D)  Their settlements and crops were completely destroyed by General John Sullivan's expedition that they moved to Canada in search of food and shelter.

Question 19

Which of the following was most likely to have been a loyalist?

Accepted Answer

A)  A city artisan 
B)  A yeoman farmer 
C)  An Anglican clergyman 
D)  A Scotch-Irish settler in the southern backcountry 
A)  A city artisan 
B)  A yeoman farmer 
C)  An Anglican clergyman 
D)  A Scotch-Irish settler in the southern backcountry

Question 20

Which of the following is true of Howe's Philadelphia campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  Howe's attack was so swift that Washington had no time to organize defenses. 
B)  Howe's capture of Philadelphia did very little to help the British. 
C)  The unexpected defeat of Howe's forces at Germantown caused the campaign to collapse. 
D)  The campaign demoralized the Continental Army. 
A)  Howe's attack was so swift that Washington had no time to organize defenses. 
B)  Howe's capture of Philadelphia did very little to help the British. 
C)  The unexpected defeat of Howe's forces at Germantown caused the campaign to collapse. 
D)  The campaign demoralized the Continental Army.

Exam 6: American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Which of the following was a consequence of Lord Dunmore's Proclamation, issued in November 1775?

The long-term significance of the Declaration of Independence lies in its

Which of the following was a feature of the Articles of Confederation government?

Discuss the debate over and the final adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress, and examine the importance of the ideas embodied in Thomas Jefferson's document.

"These are the times that try men's souls." This statement by Thomas Paine was written in response to

The most significant aspect of the first year of the Revolutionary War was

What was the western border of the American nation established by the Treaty of Paris?

Why, after a period of relative stability, was the American economy plagued by inflation from late 1776 into the 1780s?

Discuss the governmental concepts embodied in the Articles of Confederation.

Article Five of the Treaty of Paris (1783)

Which of the following was the goal of British strategy for 1777?

The primary concern of those who wrote the state constitutions was

As a result of the Battle of Yorktown,

Discuss the content, style, and timing of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

Discuss why George Washington was selected as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, and evaluate Washington's performance as commanding general, specifying his strengths and his weaknesses.

In negotiating the boundaries for the new American nation, the British

During the winter of 1779−1780, many Iroquois bands left their ancestral homeland for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following was most likely to have been a loyalist?

Which of the following is true of Howe's Philadelphia campaign?

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