Question 1

Why did Jefferson address the Declaration of Independence to the "opinions of mankind"?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to emphasize free speech. 
B)  He was unsure of including women. 
C)  He wanted to reach a worldwide audience. 
D)  He was actually reiterating that his opinion was the most significant. 
E)  He borrowed the phrase from Parliament. 
A)  He wanted to emphasize free speech. 
B)  He was unsure of including women. 
C)  He wanted to reach a worldwide audience. 
D)  He was actually reiterating that his opinion was the most significant. 
E)  He borrowed the phrase from Parliament.

Question 2

American colonists widely believed that Britain had no authority to tax the colonists since the colonists had no elected representative in Parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

British possessions in the West Indies:

Accepted Answer

A)  were handed over to the new United States in the Treaty of Paris. 
B)  issued their own declarations of independence in the late 1770s. 
C)  remained loyal to the crown during the American Revolution because their leaders feared slave uprisings. 
D)  all fell into the hands of the French, either through conquest or treaty, as a result of the American Revolution. 
E)  were divided during the American Revolution: some islands sent regiments to the Continental army, while others proudly fought for the king. 
A)  were handed over to the new United States in the Treaty of Paris. 
B)  issued their own declarations of independence in the late 1770s. 
C)  remained loyal to the crown during the American Revolution because their leaders feared slave uprisings. 
D)  all fell into the hands of the French, either through conquest or treaty, as a result of the American Revolution. 
E)  were divided during the American Revolution: some islands sent regiments to the Continental army, while others proudly fought for the king.

Question 4

Siding with the British offered slaves far more opportunities for liberty than did siding with the pro-independence Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Next to national independence,what was the second most significant concession the United States gained in the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian territory. 
B)  Spanish Florida. 
C)  A large piece of territory west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  Property from Loyalists. 
E)  Exclusive trading rights with Spain. 
A)  Canadian territory. 
B)  Spanish Florida. 
C)  A large piece of territory west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  Property from Loyalists. 
E)  Exclusive trading rights with Spain.

Question 6

The Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers:

Accepted Answer

A)  killed Indians who were raiding frontier towns. 
B)  fired into a mob and killed a number of Boston residents. 
C)  captured members of the Sons of Liberty involved in the Boston Tea Party. 
D)  fired on local minutemen guarding an arsenal. 
E)  tried to defend Thomas Hutchinson from an angry mob. 
A)  killed Indians who were raiding frontier towns. 
B)  fired into a mob and killed a number of Boston residents. 
C)  captured members of the Sons of Liberty involved in the Boston Tea Party. 
D)  fired on local minutemen guarding an arsenal. 
E)  tried to defend Thomas Hutchinson from an angry mob.

Question 7

What problems did the British government face after the Seven Years' War,and what solutions did it propose? How reasonable were London's solutions,and in what ways did the colonists view them as an attack on their liberty?

Accepted Answer

After the Seven Years' War, the British

Question 8

Revolution is a dynamic process with consequences no one can anticipate.Explain the initial goals of the colonists in 1765 at the time of the Stamp Act and the evolution of their ultimate decision to declare independence in 1776.

Accepted Answer

In 1765, the colonists' initial goal was

Question 9

Thomas Paine's Common Sense:

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that the British governmental system was perfectly good but that current officials had corrupted it. 
B)  made highly original arguments in favor of independence. 
C)  sold well among the elite, who in turn were able to convey its ideas to the lower classes. 
D)  argued that America would become the home of freedom and "an asylum for mankind." 
E)  led to his arrest on charges of treason, but he saved himself by writing another pamphlet taking the opposite position. 
A)  argued that the British governmental system was perfectly good but that current officials had corrupted it. 
B)  made highly original arguments in favor of independence. 
C)  sold well among the elite, who in turn were able to convey its ideas to the lower classes. 
D)  argued that America would become the home of freedom and "an asylum for mankind." 
E)  led to his arrest on charges of treason, but he saved himself by writing another pamphlet taking the opposite position.

Question 10

The expulsion of the journalist John Wilkes from his seat in Parliament:

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolized the threat to liberty for many in both Britain and America. 
B)  pleased most American colonists because of Wilkes's pro-Stamp-Act editorials. 
C)  resulted from a column Wilkes wrote that was sympathetic toward those killed in the Boston Massacre. 
D)  came after a London jury convicted him of colluding with pro-independence colonists. 
E)  was reversed by the king, which led to a British constitutional crisis that diverted attention from the colonies. 
A)  symbolized the threat to liberty for many in both Britain and America. 
B)  pleased most American colonists because of Wilkes's pro-Stamp-Act editorials. 
C)  resulted from a column Wilkes wrote that was sympathetic toward those killed in the Boston Massacre. 
D)  came after a London jury convicted him of colluding with pro-independence colonists. 
E)  was reversed by the king, which led to a British constitutional crisis that diverted attention from the colonies.

Question 11

Who argued that "true liberty" could only be achieved by remaining in the British Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ben Franklin. 
B)  Sam Adams. 
C)  Ethan Allen. 
D)  George Washington. 
E)  Joseph Galloway. 
A)  Ben Franklin. 
B)  Sam Adams. 
C)  Ethan Allen. 
D)  George Washington. 
E)  Joseph Galloway.

Question 12

As the imperial crisis deepened in the late 1760s and into the 1770s,Americans increasingly based their claims not simply on the historical rights of Englishmen but on the more abstract language of natural rights and universal freedom.Thinking back to previous chapters,chronicle this evolution from the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution to the Great Awakening and Enlightenment and finally to the events of the 1760s and 1770s.Your essay should demonstrate the various definitions of freedom and liberty from the mid-seventeenth century until the Revolutionary era.

Accepted Answer

The evolution of American claims for fre

Question 13

In Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,John Dickinson:

Accepted Answer

A)  denied the ideas of the Enlightenment. 
B)  reached out to working-class Americans. 
C)  stated that independence from Great Britain was the best course of action. 
D)  argued for reconciliation with Great Britain along with the same rights as Englishmen. 
E)  set the stage a year later for Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. 
A)  denied the ideas of the Enlightenment. 
B)  reached out to working-class Americans. 
C)  stated that independence from Great Britain was the best course of action. 
D)  argued for reconciliation with Great Britain along with the same rights as Englishmen. 
E)  set the stage a year later for Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence.

Question 14

The main point of The American Crisis is:

Accepted Answer

A)  that the Continental Congress should agree to peaceful reunification with Britain. 
B)  to inspire American soldiers to continue to fight despite demoralizing military losses. 
C)  that independence was too costly a goal for the colonies. 
D)  to encourage European powers to provide military assistance to the cause of American independence. 
E)  a prediction that the war would end unhappily for supporters of independence. 
A)  that the Continental Congress should agree to peaceful reunification with Britain. 
B)  to inspire American soldiers to continue to fight despite demoralizing military losses. 
C)  that independence was too costly a goal for the colonies. 
D)  to encourage European powers to provide military assistance to the cause of American independence. 
E)  a prediction that the war would end unhappily for supporters of independence.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Sons of Liberty was a secret organiz

Question 16

Describe how Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,Common Sense,"An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," and the Declaration of Independence dealt with the concept of liberty.

Accepted Answer

Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, C

Question 17

What contribution did the Stamp Act episode make to the colonists' concept of liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The elite became more aware of liberty, but the lower classes remained unconcerned, choosing instead just to follow leaders who encouraged them to riot. 
B)  The Stamp Act Congress insisted that the right to consent to taxation was essential to people's freedom. 
C)  It led the Stamp Act Congress to adopt the Declaratory Act, which defined American liberties. 
D)  It convinced colonists that revolting against Great Britain was the only way to secure their liberties. 
E)  Requiring everyone freed from jail to wear a stamp reminded colonists that they were prisoners of the British empire. 
A)  The elite became more aware of liberty, but the lower classes remained unconcerned, choosing instead just to follow leaders who encouraged them to riot. 
B)  The Stamp Act Congress insisted that the right to consent to taxation was essential to people's freedom. 
C)  It led the Stamp Act Congress to adopt the Declaratory Act, which defined American liberties. 
D)  It convinced colonists that revolting against Great Britain was the only way to secure their liberties. 
E)  Requiring everyone freed from jail to wear a stamp reminded colonists that they were prisoners of the British empire.

Question 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-George Washington

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Dickinson

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 20

Both North Carolina and South Carolina had Regulator movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The American Revolution,1763-1783

Why did Jefferson address the Declaration of Independence to the "opinions of mankind"?

American colonists widely believed that Britain had no authority to tax the colonists since the colonists had no elected representative in Parliament.

British possessions in the West Indies:

Siding with the British offered slaves far more opportunities for liberty than did siding with the pro-independence Americans.

Next to national independence,what was the second most significant concession the United States gained in the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

The Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers:

What problems did the British government face after the Seven Years' War,and what solutions did it propose? How reasonable were London's solutions,and in what ways did the colonists view them as an attack on their liberty?

Revolution is a dynamic process with consequences no one can anticipate.Explain the initial goals of the colonists in 1765 at the time of the Stamp Act and the evolution of their ultimate decision to declare independence in 1776.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense:

The expulsion of the journalist John Wilkes from his seat in Parliament:

Who argued that "true liberty" could only be achieved by remaining in the British Empire?

In Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,John Dickinson:

The main point of The American Crisis is:

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

Describe how Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,Common Sense,"An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," and the Declaration of Independence dealt with the concept of liberty.

What contribution did the Stamp Act episode make to the colonists' concept of liberty?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -George Washington

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Dickinson

Both North Carolina and South Carolina had Regulator movements.

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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