Question 1

How did the Revolution transform religion in the new nation? Consider especially issues related to religious toleration,religious liberty,and church-state relations.

Accepted Answer

The Revolution transformed religion in the new nation in several ways. One of the most significant changes was the shift towards religious toleration and religious liberty. Prior to the Revolution, many colonies had established churches and religious practices were often mandated by law. However, the Revolution brought about a greater emphasis on individual freedom and the separation of church and state.

As a result, many states began to disestablish their official churches and passed laws guaranteeing religious freedom to all citizens. This meant that individuals were free to practice any religion of their choosing without fear of persecution or discrimination. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was ratified in 1791, further solidified these principles by prohibiting the establishment of a national religion and protecting the free exercise of religion.

Additionally, the Revolution also had an impact on church-state relations. With the disestablishment of official churches, religious institutions became more independent from government control. This allowed for greater diversity and competition among religious groups, as well as the ability for individuals to express their religious beliefs without interference from the state.

Overall, the Revolution transformed religion in the new nation by promoting religious toleration, religious liberty, and a more independent relationship between religious institutions and the government. These changes laid the foundation for the diverse and pluralistic religious landscape that exists in the United States today.

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson's views on religion and Christian doctrines:

Accepted Answer

A)  were very similar to those expressed by Isaac Backus, a Baptist leader. 
B)  show that he actively sought to stamp out religious worship. 
C)  indicate he did not believe in a benevolent Creator. 
D)  demonstrated his rejection of the divinity of Jesus. 
E)  found widespread acceptance among evangelicals in the new nation. 
A)  were very similar to those expressed by Isaac Backus, a Baptist leader. 
B)  show that he actively sought to stamp out religious worship. 
C)  indicate he did not believe in a benevolent Creator. 
D)  demonstrated his rejection of the divinity of Jesus. 
E)  found widespread acceptance among evangelicals in the new nation. D

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Freedom petitions were a significant part of the abolitionist movement in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. These petitions were written by enslaved individuals themselves, or by sympathetic abolitionists on their behalf, and were submitted to legislative bodies or courts in an effort to gain their freedom. The historical significance of freedom petitions lies in their role in raising awareness about the inhumane institution of slavery and in pushing for legal and social change. These petitions helped to highlight the agency and humanity of enslaved individuals, and they also contributed to the growing momentum for the abolition of slavery. Additionally, the act of submitting these petitions demonstrated the courage and resilience of those who were enslaved, as well as the dedication of abolitionists in the fight for freedom and equality. Overall, freedom petitions were an important tool in the struggle for emancipation and played a crucial role in shaping the history of slavery and abolition in the United States.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of how the new state constitutions in the Revolutionary era dealt with the issue of religious liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Several states finally allowed Jews to vote and to hold public office. 
B)  States increased public funding of religion because they no longer had to win British approval to do so. 
C)  Seven state constitutions began with a declaration of rights that included a commitment to "the free exercise of religion." 
D)  Thomas Jefferson wrote a "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" in Virginia, but the House of Burgesses never adopted it. 
E)  Deists and evangelicals fought with one another over whether church and state should be separate. 
A)  Several states finally allowed Jews to vote and to hold public office. 
B)  States increased public funding of religion because they no longer had to win British approval to do so. 
C)  Seven state constitutions began with a declaration of rights that included a commitment to "the free exercise of religion." 
D)  Thomas Jefferson wrote a "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" in Virginia, but the House of Burgesses never adopted it. 
E)  Deists and evangelicals fought with one another over whether church and state should be separate.

Question 5

Part of the philosophy of the Revolution was embracing the principle of hereditary aristocracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the United States today,which would best resemble an eighteenth-century companionate marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  An arranged marriage between immigrants. 
B)  A husband who is the primary breadwinner and has all of the assets in his name. 
C)  A spouse who makes all the decisions concerning the children's education. 
D)  An abusive, alcoholic husband who dominates his wife. 
E)  A union based on love with equal say in running the household. 
A)  An arranged marriage between immigrants. 
B)  A husband who is the primary breadwinner and has all of the assets in his name. 
C)  A spouse who makes all the decisions concerning the children's education. 
D)  An abusive, alcoholic husband who dominates his wife. 
E)  A union based on love with equal say in running the household.

Question 7

To encourage virtue in future citizens,Thomas Jefferson and John Adams:

Accepted Answer

A)  asked for the Declaration of Independence to be read every month at the town square. 
B)  proposed free public education. 
C)  wanted church attendance to be mandatory. 
D)  proposed that ministers become teachers in public schools. 
E)  wanted a second revolution. 
A)  asked for the Declaration of Independence to be read every month at the town square. 
B)  proposed free public education. 
C)  wanted church attendance to be mandatory. 
D)  proposed that ministers become teachers in public schools. 
E)  wanted a second revolution.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) raised funds to assist American soldiers 
B) working for wages, or owning a farm or shop 
C) an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church 
D) "School of political democracy" 
E) retained their allegiance to the crown
F)fighting for the American cause
G)Revolution undermined church authority among this group
H)responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
I)the right to vote
J)action slaves took for their immediate release
K)ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
L)settlement in Africa for freed slaves 
A) raised funds to assist American soldiers 
B) working for wages, or owning a farm or shop 
C) an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church 
D) "School of political democracy" 
E) retained their allegiance to the crown
F)fighting for the American cause
G)Revolution undermined church authority among this group
H)responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
I)the right to vote
J)action slaves took for their immediate release
K)ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
L)settlement in Africa for freed slaves

Question 9

To show gratitude for their invaluable contribution to the war effort,the Continental Congress awarded women universal suffrage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) raised funds to assist American soldiers 
B) working for wages, or owning a farm or shop 
C) an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church 
D) "School of political democracy" 
E) retained their allegiance to the crown
F)fighting for the American cause
G)Revolution undermined church authority among this group
H)responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
I)the right to vote
J)action slaves took for their immediate release
K)ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
L)settlement in Africa for freed slaves 
A) raised funds to assist American soldiers 
B) working for wages, or owning a farm or shop 
C) an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church 
D) "School of political democracy" 
E) retained their allegiance to the crown
F)fighting for the American cause
G)Revolution undermined church authority among this group
H)responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
I)the right to vote
J)action slaves took for their immediate release
K)ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
L)settlement in Africa for freed slaves

Question 11

Because Americans were preoccupied with war,religious liberty was a rather peripheral issue in the 1770s and 1780s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Britain eventually paid compensation to some Americans after the war who claimed they had been improperly deprived of their slave property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The new state constitutions created during the Revolutionary War:

Accepted Answer

A)  completely eliminated property qualifications for voting. 
B)  became far more democratic in the southern states than in the northern states. 
C)  greatly expanded the right to vote in almost every state. 
D)  did nothing to change the composition of elite-dominated state legislatures. 
E)  all retained tax-supported churches as a way of ensuring a virtuous citizenry. 
A)  completely eliminated property qualifications for voting. 
B)  became far more democratic in the southern states than in the northern states. 
C)  greatly expanded the right to vote in almost every state. 
D)  did nothing to change the composition of elite-dominated state legislatures. 
E)  all retained tax-supported churches as a way of ensuring a virtuous citizenry.

Question 14

"Freedom" had not played a major part in Indians' vocabulary before the Revolution,but after the war,freedom meant defending their own independence and retaining possession of their land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Pennsylvania,nearly the entire pre-Revolutionary elite opposed the American independence movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-James Otis

Accepted Answer

A) black poet 
B) Pennsylvania radical 
C) Thoughts on Government author 
D) burned forty Indian towns 
E) America's first Roman Catholic bishop
F)director of congressional fiscal policy
G)The Selling of Joseph author
H)wrote of universal freedom, even for blacks
I)drafted Virginia's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"
J)"Remember the ladies"
K)The Wealth of Nations author
L)Mohawk Indian 
A) black poet 
B) Pennsylvania radical 
C) Thoughts on Government author 
D) burned forty Indian towns 
E) America's first Roman Catholic bishop
F)director of congressional fiscal policy
G)The Selling of Joseph author
H)wrote of universal freedom, even for blacks
I)drafted Virginia's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"
J)"Remember the ladies"
K)The Wealth of Nations author
L)Mohawk Indian

Question 17

The men who led the Revolution from start to finish were,by and large,members of the American elite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the Upper South,a considerable number of slaveholders emancipated their slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Joseph Brant, whose Mohawk name was Thay

Question 20

In the 1770s and 1780s,what was a characteristic of voting rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were not uniform, as each state's constitution had different stipulations. 
B)  A person of any religious faith could vote. 
C)  No African-Americans were allowed to vote. 
D)  Women could vote in the New England states. 
E)  In every state, a person had to demonstrate his wealth by showing a land deed or bank account. 
A)  They were not uniform, as each state's constitution had different stipulations. 
B)  A person of any religious faith could vote. 
C)  No African-Americans were allowed to vote. 
D)  Women could vote in the New England states. 
E)  In every state, a person had to demonstrate his wealth by showing a land deed or bank account.

Exam 6: The Revolution Within

How did the Revolution transform religion in the new nation? Consider especially issues related to religious toleration,religious liberty,and church-state relations.

Thomas Jefferson's views on religion and Christian doctrines:

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

Which of the following is true of how the new state constitutions in the Revolutionary era dealt with the issue of religious liberty?

Part of the philosophy of the Revolution was embracing the principle of hereditary aristocracy.

In the United States today,which would best resemble an eighteenth-century companionate marriage?

To encourage virtue in future citizens,Thomas Jefferson and John Adams:

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

To show gratitude for their invaluable contribution to the war effort,the Continental Congress awarded women universal suffrage.

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

Because Americans were preoccupied with war,religious liberty was a rather peripheral issue in the 1770s and 1780s.

Britain eventually paid compensation to some Americans after the war who claimed they had been improperly deprived of their slave property.

The new state constitutions created during the Revolutionary War:

"Freedom" had not played a major part in Indians' vocabulary before the Revolution,but after the war,freedom meant defending their own independence and retaining possession of their land.

In Pennsylvania,nearly the entire pre-Revolutionary elite opposed the American independence movement.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -James Otis

The men who led the Revolution from start to finish were,by and large,members of the American elite.

In the Upper South,a considerable number of slaveholders emancipated their slaves.

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

In the 1770s and 1780s,what was a characteristic of voting rights?

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Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

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

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The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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