Question 1

What were the Suffolk Resolves?

Accepted Answer

A)  The peace treaty that ended the Regulator movement in North Carolina. 
B)  A list of demands addressed to landlords, made in 1772 by New York tenant farmers. 
C)  A group of anti-Tea Act petitions from Boston merchants to the Massachusetts royal governor. 
D)  The resolutions pledging the Continental Congress's loyalty to King George III in 1775. 
E)  A set of resolutions made in 1774, urging Massachusetts citizens to prepare for war. 
A)  The peace treaty that ended the Regulator movement in North Carolina. 
B)  A list of demands addressed to landlords, made in 1772 by New York tenant farmers. 
C)  A group of anti-Tea Act petitions from Boston merchants to the Massachusetts royal governor. 
D)  The resolutions pledging the Continental Congress's loyalty to King George III in 1775. 
E)  A set of resolutions made in 1774, urging Massachusetts citizens to prepare for war.

Question 2

The Sons of Liberty enforced a boycott of British goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Homespun clothing became a symbol of American resistance during the American boycott on British goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

After what major event did the British government make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Declaration of Independence. 
B)  King Philip's War. 
C)  The Seven Years' War. 
D)  The Boston Tea Party. 
E)  The appointment of William Pitt as British prime minister. 
A)  The Declaration of Independence. 
B)  King Philip's War. 
C)  The Seven Years' War. 
D)  The Boston Tea Party. 
E)  The appointment of William Pitt as British prime minister.

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-virtual representation

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 6

What idea did both the Regulators and Stamp Act Congress share?

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be no taxes under any circumstances. 
B)  Colonists wanted to be represented in the government. 
C)  Colonial governors should make decisions unilaterally. 
D)  Boycotts did not work as a means of protest. 
E)  Native Americans should remain in control of land west of the Appalachians. 
A)  There should be no taxes under any circumstances. 
B)  Colonists wanted to be represented in the government. 
C)  Colonial governors should make decisions unilaterally. 
D)  Boycotts did not work as a means of protest. 
E)  Native Americans should remain in control of land west of the Appalachians.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the soldiers who fought for American independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the war's later years, the Continental army relied increasingly on young men with limited economic prospects. 
B)  Relatively few-only one in sixty-lost their lives in the war. 
C)  Nearly one-third of all American soldiers were slaves fighting as substitutes for their masters. 
D)  Because they had the most to gain, men of substantial property served in disproportionately high numbers throughout the war. 
E)  Lacking any military experience and unsure of their cause, the soldiers performed so poorly that it took the addition of 25,000 French ground troops to prevent a British victory. 
A)  During the war's later years, the Continental army relied increasingly on young men with limited economic prospects. 
B)  Relatively few-only one in sixty-lost their lives in the war. 
C)  Nearly one-third of all American soldiers were slaves fighting as substitutes for their masters. 
D)  Because they had the most to gain, men of substantial property served in disproportionately high numbers throughout the war. 
E)  Lacking any military experience and unsure of their cause, the soldiers performed so poorly that it took the addition of 25,000 French ground troops to prevent a British victory.

Question 8

What ultimately led to the Americans using black recruits in the Continental army?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington did not want the British to gain an advantage by using ex-slaves. 
B)  Washington felt they were superior soldiers. 
C)  The Continental Congress stated black soldiers would not be given any compensation. 
D)  The French insisted that the Continental army be a diverse fighting force. 
E)  Washington saw black enlistment as the quickest way to end slavery in the colonies. 
A)  Washington did not want the British to gain an advantage by using ex-slaves. 
B)  Washington felt they were superior soldiers. 
C)  The Continental Congress stated black soldiers would not be given any compensation. 
D)  The French insisted that the Continental army be a diverse fighting force. 
E)  Washington saw black enlistment as the quickest way to end slavery in the colonies.

Question 9

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

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 10

What made Thomas Paine's Common Sense a unique document?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the only document in 1776 calling for American independence. 
B)  It was mostly original in its ideas and concepts. 
C)  It wanted the United States to form a representative government. 
D)  It expanded the size of the public sphere, going beyond the elite. 
E)  It talked about how American commerce would flourish even more once it was no longer under British regulations. 
A)  It was the only document in 1776 calling for American independence. 
B)  It was mostly original in its ideas and concepts. 
C)  It wanted the United States to form a representative government. 
D)  It expanded the size of the public sphere, going beyond the elite. 
E)  It talked about how American commerce would flourish even more once it was no longer under British regulations.

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Sons of Liberty

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 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Regulators

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 13

Which of the following was a significant battle during the first year of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yorktown, a siege in Virginia. 
B)  Monmouth, where the opposing armies fought to a draw. 
C)  Bunker Hill, where the British suffered heavy casualties trying to dislodge colonial militiamen. 
D)  Saratoga, where a large British army surrendered. 
E)  Cowpens, which helped turn the tide of war in the South. 
A)  Yorktown, a siege in Virginia. 
B)  Monmouth, where the opposing armies fought to a draw. 
C)  Bunker Hill, where the British suffered heavy casualties trying to dislodge colonial militiamen. 
D)  Saratoga, where a large British army surrendered. 
E)  Cowpens, which helped turn the tide of war in the South.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about the Treaty of Paris in 1783 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico would be independent from Spain. 
B)  Trading concessions were most important to the United States. 
C)  France and England could work together in spreading Catholicism. 
D)  Canada wanted to be part of the United States. 
E)  Native Americans were not given a role in shaping the eastern half of North America. 
A)  Mexico would be independent from Spain. 
B)  Trading concessions were most important to the United States. 
C)  France and England could work together in spreading Catholicism. 
D)  Canada wanted to be part of the United States. 
E)  Native Americans were not given a role in shaping the eastern half of North America.

Question 15

Violent social turmoil in rural areas during the 1760s:

Accepted Answer

A)  was due entirely to Great Britain's Proclamation of 1763, banning western settlement. 
B)  ended when the British army drove Native Americans beyond the line of settlement. 
C)  flourished because the British army had no interest in going beyond coastal cities. 
D)  led to the creation of the Sons of Liberty. 
E)  involved events in both northern and southern colonies. 
A)  was due entirely to Great Britain's Proclamation of 1763, banning western settlement. 
B)  ended when the British army drove Native Americans beyond the line of settlement. 
C)  flourished because the British army had no interest in going beyond coastal cities. 
D)  led to the creation of the Sons of Liberty. 
E)  involved events in both northern and southern colonies.

Question 16

What was an important political origin of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Sugar Act financially hurt New England merchants. 
B)  The Stamp Act was a tax that most colonists had to pay. 
C)  The colonists did not like a westward barrier to settlements. 
D)  The colonists criticized the lack of representation in Parliament. 
E)  The colonists did not want the writs of assistance to be used. 
A)  The Sugar Act financially hurt New England merchants. 
B)  The Stamp Act was a tax that most colonists had to pay. 
C)  The colonists did not like a westward barrier to settlements. 
D)  The colonists criticized the lack of representation in Parliament. 
E)  The colonists did not want the writs of assistance to be used.

Question 17

Ethan Allen led the Hudson Bay Boys in New York to protect the liberties of small farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  France becoming an ally to the United States. 
B)  the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress. 
C)  the immediate surrender of all British troops to the Continental army. 
D)  British commanders taking the war into the heart of New England for the first time. 
E)  General Washington's decision to retreat to Valley Forge for the winter. 
A)  France becoming an ally to the United States. 
B)  the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress. 
C)  the immediate surrender of all British troops to the Continental army. 
D)  British commanders taking the war into the heart of New England for the first time. 
E)  General Washington's decision to retreat to Valley Forge for the winter.

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Crispus Attucks

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

Discuss the ways in which both supporters and opponents of independence used the concepts of "freedom" and "slavery" during the American Revolution.Be sure to consider the perspectives of Thomas Paine and Samuel Seabury (both in "Voices of Freedom"),the slaves who fought for both sides,and others whose ideas you consider significant.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the ways in which both supporters...

Exam 5: The American Revolution,1763-1783

What were the Suffolk Resolves?

The Sons of Liberty enforced a boycott of British goods.

Homespun clothing became a symbol of American resistance during the American boycott on British goods.

After what major event did the British government make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -virtual representation

What idea did both the Regulators and Stamp Act Congress share?

Which of the following is true of the soldiers who fought for American independence?

What ultimately led to the Americans using black recruits in the Continental army?

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

What made Thomas Paine's Common Sense a unique document?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Sons of Liberty

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Regulators

Which of the following was a significant battle during the first year of the Revolutionary War?

Which of the following statements about the Treaty of Paris in 1783 is true?

Violent social turmoil in rural areas during the 1760s:

What was an important political origin of the American Revolution?

Ethan Allen led the Hudson Bay Boys in New York to protect the liberties of small farmers.

A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Crispus Attucks

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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