Question 1

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

Accepted Answer

A)  A poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom. 
B)  A fund-raiser for the Ladies' Association, whose efforts fed nearly starving men at Valley Forge. 
C)  A pamphleteer whose ringing protests reminded Bostonians that women, too, cared about liberty. 
D)  A woman who, disguised as a man, died while fighting during the Yorktown campaign. 
E)  A slave who helped dozens of other slaves escape to freedom behind British lines. 
A)  A poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom. 
B)  A fund-raiser for the Ladies' Association, whose efforts fed nearly starving men at Valley Forge. 
C)  A pamphleteer whose ringing protests reminded Bostonians that women, too, cared about liberty. 
D)  A woman who, disguised as a man, died while fighting during the Yorktown campaign. 
E)  A slave who helped dozens of other slaves escape to freedom behind British lines.

Question 2

How did Pennsylvania display the Revolutionary War's radical potential?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Franklin's departure for France left control of the state up for grabs, and the lower classes took over. 
B)  The prewar elite had supported independence, then tried to negotiate with Great Britain, costing themselves the respect of the lower classes, who took power from them. 
C)  Philadelphia's artisan and lower-class communities took control and put a new emphasis on freedom and on more democratic politics. 
D)  The Second Continental Congress had to take over the state when the people voted to abolish the position of governor, thereby showing how the new nation's power dynamic would differ greatly from the old system. 
E)  Just through the population retaining the old style of government, they demonstrated that major change was possible without uprooting the whole system. 
A)  Benjamin Franklin's departure for France left control of the state up for grabs, and the lower classes took over. 
B)  The prewar elite had supported independence, then tried to negotiate with Great Britain, costing themselves the respect of the lower classes, who took power from them. 
C)  Philadelphia's artisan and lower-class communities took control and put a new emphasis on freedom and on more democratic politics. 
D)  The Second Continental Congress had to take over the state when the people voted to abolish the position of governor, thereby showing how the new nation's power dynamic would differ greatly from the old system. 
E)  Just through the population retaining the old style of government, they demonstrated that major change was possible without uprooting the whole system.

Question 3

The expansion of religious freedom diminished the influence of religion on American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Canada,the Loyalist exiles were viewed as national founding fathers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The term "borderlands" refers to the are

Question 6

Why did apprenticeship and indentured servitude decline after the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  King George III had supported them, and anything associated with the king was unpopular in the United States. 
B)  Many apprentices and indentures had refused to fight in the Revolution, and their bosses, resenting them for it, got rid of them. 
C)  Thomas Paine's criticism of them in Common Sense greatly influenced the many who had read his pamphlet. 
D)  Northerners were outlawing slavery in their state constitutions and began to eliminate apprenticeship and indentured servitude as well amid southern charges of hypocrisy. 
E)  The lack of freedom inherent in apprenticeship and indentured servitude struck growing numbers of Americans as incompatible with republican citizenship. 
A)  King George III had supported them, and anything associated with the king was unpopular in the United States. 
B)  Many apprentices and indentures had refused to fight in the Revolution, and their bosses, resenting them for it, got rid of them. 
C)  Thomas Paine's criticism of them in Common Sense greatly influenced the many who had read his pamphlet. 
D)  Northerners were outlawing slavery in their state constitutions and began to eliminate apprenticeship and indentured servitude as well amid southern charges of hypocrisy. 
E)  The lack of freedom inherent in apprenticeship and indentured servitude struck growing numbers of Americans as incompatible with republican citizenship.

Question 7

To deal with a wartime economic crisis in 1779,Congress urged states to:

Accepted Answer

A)  allow the free market to operate without regulation. 
B)  adopt measures to fix wages and prices. 
C)  establish food banks to distribute food to the needy. 
D)  raise taxes on the wealthy. 
E)  seek loans from friendly European governments. 
A)  allow the free market to operate without regulation. 
B)  adopt measures to fix wages and prices. 
C)  establish food banks to distribute food to the needy. 
D)  raise taxes on the wealthy. 
E)  seek loans from friendly European governments.

Question 8

What best characterizes slavery in the North during the Revolutionary era?

Accepted Answer

A)  All slaves were freed by 1790. 
B)  Slavery ended quickly because there were no cash crops. 
C)  Ending slavery was a long, drawn-out process. 
D)  Slaves were emancipated only if they promised to leave the country. 
E)  Only slaves who had been doing farm labor were set free. 
A)  All slaves were freed by 1790. 
B)  Slavery ended quickly because there were no cash crops. 
C)  Ending slavery was a long, drawn-out process. 
D)  Slaves were emancipated only if they promised to leave the country. 
E)  Only slaves who had been doing farm labor were set free.

Question 9

Despite many slaves being emancipated during and right after the American Revolution,why did the number of slaves increase by 200,000 from 1776 to 1790?

Accepted Answer

A)  As compensation for the war, the British sent many slaves from the Caribbean to the United States. 
B)  The Quakers gave up on the idea of trying to abolish slavery. 
C)  Owning slaves in the South was seen as a key ingredient to economic autonomy. 
D)  The North increased its demand for slaves and surpassed the amount of slaves residing in the South. 
E)  In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson endorsed slavery. 
A)  As compensation for the war, the British sent many slaves from the Caribbean to the United States. 
B)  The Quakers gave up on the idea of trying to abolish slavery. 
C)  Owning slaves in the South was seen as a key ingredient to economic autonomy. 
D)  The North increased its demand for slaves and surpassed the amount of slaves residing in the South. 
E)  In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson endorsed slavery.

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-republican motherhood

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

During the American Revolutionary War,the buying and selling of slaves was temporarily halted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

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 13

Ultimately,the American Revolution did what to slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began the process of ending it permanently. 
B)  It saw an actual increase of slavery by 1790. 
C)  It resulted in the British putting an immediate end to slavery throughout their empire. 
D)  It led to more Indians being enslaved than people of African heritage. 
E)  In some states, indentured servants started to outnumber slaves. 
A)  It began the process of ending it permanently. 
B)  It saw an actual increase of slavery by 1790. 
C)  It resulted in the British putting an immediate end to slavery throughout their empire. 
D)  It led to more Indians being enslaved than people of African heritage. 
E)  In some states, indentured servants started to outnumber slaves.

Question 14

After the Revolution,African-Americans in the North:

Accepted Answer

A)  often wound up in a state similar to that of indentured servitude. 
B)  began fleeing to the South when they saw that the new states would not approve emancipation. 
C)  benefited greatly from the popularity of manumission (or voluntary emancipation of slaves by whites). 
D)  were happy that the process of abolition under the new state constitutions meant that all current slaves would be free during their lifetimes. 
E)  were unable to establish their own institutions because their numbers were too low. 
A)  often wound up in a state similar to that of indentured servitude. 
B)  began fleeing to the South when they saw that the new states would not approve emancipation. 
C)  benefited greatly from the popularity of manumission (or voluntary emancipation of slaves by whites). 
D)  were happy that the process of abolition under the new state constitutions meant that all current slaves would be free during their lifetimes. 
E)  were unable to establish their own institutions because their numbers were too low.

Question 15

How did the War for Independence affect anti-Catholicism in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-Catholicism increased when Quebec Catholics volunteered in large numbers for the British army. 
B)  Because Americans resented Catholic France negotiating a separate peace with Great Britain, anti-Catholicism became more prevalent. 
C)  Independence led the states to impose anti-Catholic laws that they had been unable to adopt when they were under British control. 
D)  The alliance with France, a predominantly Catholic country, helped diminish American anti-Catholicism. 
E)  Spain's wartime aid to Britain led Georgian colonists to attack Catholic missions in Florida. 
A)  Anti-Catholicism increased when Quebec Catholics volunteered in large numbers for the British army. 
B)  Because Americans resented Catholic France negotiating a separate peace with Great Britain, anti-Catholicism became more prevalent. 
C)  Independence led the states to impose anti-Catholic laws that they had been unable to adopt when they were under British control. 
D)  The alliance with France, a predominantly Catholic country, helped diminish American anti-Catholicism. 
E)  Spain's wartime aid to Britain led Georgian colonists to attack Catholic missions in Florida.

Question 16

After the war,abolition of slavery in the North was swift and applied to all slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Free trade refers to the economic policy

Question 18

Joseph Brant,a young Mohawk:

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted to create an Indian confederacy between Canada and the United States. 
B)  allied with the Continental Congress and led troops against the British in the Great Lakes region. 
C)  represented Indian interests at the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris. 
D)  urged all Indians to move west of the Mississippi River to preserve their cultures from "contamination" by whites. 
E)  was appointed first governor-general of Upper Canada in 1781. 
A)  wanted to create an Indian confederacy between Canada and the United States. 
B)  allied with the Continental Congress and led troops against the British in the Great Lakes region. 
C)  represented Indian interests at the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris. 
D)  urged all Indians to move west of the Mississippi River to preserve their cultures from "contamination" by whites. 
E)  was appointed first governor-general of Upper Canada in 1781.

Question 19

As one of the few southern white elite men who did not own slaves,Thomas Jefferson was able to honestly declare that all men had inalienable rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life.Who was a notable exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington. 
B)  John Adams. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin. 
E)  James Madison. 
A)  George Washington. 
B)  John Adams. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin. 
E)  James Madison.

Exam 6: The Revolution Within

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

How did Pennsylvania display the Revolutionary War's radical potential?

The expansion of religious freedom diminished the influence of religion on American society.

In Canada,the Loyalist exiles were viewed as national founding fathers.

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

Why did apprenticeship and indentured servitude decline after the Revolution?

To deal with a wartime economic crisis in 1779,Congress urged states to:

What best characterizes slavery in the North during the Revolutionary era?

Despite many slaves being emancipated during and right after the American Revolution,why did the number of slaves increase by 200,000 from 1776 to 1790?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -republican motherhood

During the American Revolutionary War,the buying and selling of slaves was temporarily halted.

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

Ultimately,the American Revolution did what to slavery?

After the Revolution,African-Americans in the North:

How did the War for Independence affect anti-Catholicism in America?

After the war,abolition of slavery in the North was swift and applied to all slaves.

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

Joseph Brant,a young Mohawk:

As one of the few southern white elite men who did not own slaves,Thomas Jefferson was able to honestly declare that all men had inalienable rights.

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life.Who was a notable exception?

A New World

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

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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