Question 1

Common Sense sold 150,000 copies,making Thomas Paine wealthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

American exceptionalism meant that no other nation would be able to help it win the Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Patrick Henry's power as a speaker came from a combination of moral appeals with a blunt directness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What strategy worked well for the colonists in fighting the British during the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington's army used full-frontal assaults. 
B)  The Continental army and militias deployed hit-and-run tactics. 
C)  Washington preferred to let the Native Americans fight for the colonists. 
D)  The Continental Congress handed over most of the war effort to the French. 
E)  Washington kept the training of his men to a minimum to ensure that morale stayed high. 
A)  Washington's army used full-frontal assaults. 
B)  The Continental army and militias deployed hit-and-run tactics. 
C)  Washington preferred to let the Native Americans fight for the colonists. 
D)  The Continental Congress handed over most of the war effort to the French. 
E)  Washington kept the training of his men to a minimum to ensure that morale stayed high.

Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Dunmore's Proclamation

Accepted Answer

Dunmore's Proclamation was issued on Nov

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-East India Company

Accepted Answer

The East India Company was a British tra

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Continental Association

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 8

Poor communication between generals contributed to the British defeat at the Battle of Saratoga.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the Declaration of Independence,Jefferson's biggest influence with regard to natural rights came from?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams. 
B)  Thomas Paine. 
C)  Joseph Galloway. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  Lord Dunmore. 
A)  John Adams. 
B)  Thomas Paine. 
C)  Joseph Galloway. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  Lord Dunmore.

Question 10

The "Daughters of Liberty" was the name given to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the female children of the Founding Fathers, especially the daughters of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. 
B)  New England women who won voting rights in the 1770s. 
C)  the brave women who cared for wounded soldiers during the early battles of the Revolution. 
D)  women who spun and wove to create their own clothing rather than buy British goods. 
E)  the first national women's patriotic organization, which raised money to provide supplies for the Continental army after Saratoga. 
A)  the female children of the Founding Fathers, especially the daughters of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. 
B)  New England women who won voting rights in the 1770s. 
C)  the brave women who cared for wounded soldiers during the early battles of the Revolution. 
D)  women who spun and wove to create their own clothing rather than buy British goods. 
E)  the first national women's patriotic organization, which raised money to provide supplies for the Continental army after Saratoga.

Question 11

In what ways was Thomas Paine's Common Sense similar to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Jefferson and Paine discussed how the United States could create a navy. 
B)  Both showed how a king can be a tyrant. 
C)  Paine used many Latin phrases, which led Jefferson to do the same. 
D)  Paine criticized using slaves from Africa, and that same criticism appeared in the Declaration of Independence. 
E)  Both documents contradicted the ideas of John Locke. 
A)  Both Jefferson and Paine discussed how the United States could create a navy. 
B)  Both showed how a king can be a tyrant. 
C)  Paine used many Latin phrases, which led Jefferson to do the same. 
D)  Paine criticized using slaves from Africa, and that same criticism appeared in the Declaration of Independence. 
E)  Both documents contradicted the ideas of John Locke.

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Thomas Paine

Accepted Answer

A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys 
A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Stamp Act

Accepted Answer

A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty 
A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty

Question 14

What best describes representation within the United States' national political structure today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virtual representation. 
B)  Actual representation. 
C)  No representation. 
D)  Constitutional monarchy. 
E)  Unicameralism. 
A)  Virtual representation. 
B)  Actual representation. 
C)  No representation. 
D)  Constitutional monarchy. 
E)  Unicameralism.

Question 15

In his document "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," the minister Samuel Seabury equated freedom with:

Accepted Answer

A)  religion. 
B)  British tyranny. 
C)  sedition. 
D)  property ownership. 
E)  Indians' right to use land. 
A)  religion. 
B)  British tyranny. 
C)  sedition. 
D)  property ownership. 
E)  Indians' right to use land.

Question 16

By 1774,how did the Germans of Northhampton County,Pennsylvania,react to talks of liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  They supported the idea of natural rights for subjects of King George III. 
B)  They feared it would give too much freedom to Indians in Pennsylvania. 
C)  They did not like the focus on individualism. 
D)  They focused only on freedom of religion. 
E)  They supported liberty but opposed the American Revolution. 
A)  They supported the idea of natural rights for subjects of King George III. 
B)  They feared it would give too much freedom to Indians in Pennsylvania. 
C)  They did not like the focus on individualism. 
D)  They focused only on freedom of religion. 
E)  They supported liberty but opposed the American Revolution.

Question 17

Unlike the Stamp Act,the Townshend Acts focused on:

Accepted Answer

A)  taxing goods imported into the colonies. 
B)  taxing legal documents. 
C)  sugar and rum. 
D)  creating more smuggling opportunities. 
E)  raising revenue to pay the salaries of colonial assembly members. 
A)  taxing goods imported into the colonies. 
B)  taxing legal documents. 
C)  sugar and rum. 
D)  creating more smuggling opportunities. 
E)  raising revenue to pay the salaries of colonial assembly members.

Question 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Benedict Arnold

Accepted Answer

A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys 
A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys

Question 19

In today's world,more than ________ of the countries have issued declarations of independence.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  40 percent 
E)  50 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  40 percent 
E)  50 percent

Question 20

John Wilkes was expelled from his seat in Parliament for his scandalous writings about the king; this caused many colonists to rally to his side with the call "Wilkes and Liberty."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The American Revolution,1763-1783

Common Sense sold 150,000 copies,making Thomas Paine wealthy.

American exceptionalism meant that no other nation would be able to help it win the Revolution.

Patrick Henry's power as a speaker came from a combination of moral appeals with a blunt directness.

What strategy worked well for the colonists in fighting the British during the American Revolution?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Dunmore's Proclamation

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -East India Company

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Continental Association

Poor communication between generals contributed to the British defeat at the Battle of Saratoga.

In the Declaration of Independence,Jefferson's biggest influence with regard to natural rights came from?

The "Daughters of Liberty" was the name given to:

In what ways was Thomas Paine's Common Sense similar to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Thomas Paine

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Stamp Act

What best describes representation within the United States' national political structure today?

In his document "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," the minister Samuel Seabury equated freedom with:

By 1774,how did the Germans of Northhampton County,Pennsylvania,react to talks of liberty?

Unlike the Stamp Act,the Townshend Acts focused on:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Benedict Arnold

In today's world,more than ________ of the countries have issued declarations of independence.

John Wilkes was expelled from his seat in Parliament for his scandalous writings about the king; this caused many colonists to rally to his side with the call "Wilkes and Liberty."

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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