Question 1

During the American Revolution,what happened to the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The national government passed a law mandating prices that every state had to follow. 
B)  Despite the war, the price for food dropped significantly. 
C)  Some merchants hoarded goods. 
D)  Congress urged that household items be bought with gold or silver. 
E)  The government refused to issue paper money. 
A)  The national government passed a law mandating prices that every state had to follow. 
B)  Despite the war, the price for food dropped significantly. 
C)  Some merchants hoarded goods. 
D)  Congress urged that household items be bought with gold or silver. 
E)  The government refused to issue paper money.

Question 2

What did South Carolina and Georgia promise every white volunteer at the war's end?

Accepted Answer

A)  A musket of his own. 
B)  Two acres of land. 
C)  The right to vote. 
D)  One hundred shillings. 
E)  A slave. 
A)  A musket of his own. 
B)  Two acres of land. 
C)  The right to vote. 
D)  One hundred shillings. 
E)  A slave.

Question 3

In his Thoughts on Government (1776),John Adams advocated state constitutions that provided for:

Accepted Answer

A)  a powerful governor and a two-house legislature that reflected the division of society between wealthy and ordinary men. 
B)  a legislature elected and controlled entirely by the wealthy, with a weak governor elected by the people so that they would feel that they had a role. 
C)  voting rights for all men at least twenty-one years old. 
D)  centralizing political power in a one-house legislature and dispensing with the office of governor. 
E)  allowing women who owned a certain amount of property to vote but preventing them from holding political office. 
A)  a powerful governor and a two-house legislature that reflected the division of society between wealthy and ordinary men. 
B)  a legislature elected and controlled entirely by the wealthy, with a weak governor elected by the people so that they would feel that they had a role. 
C)  voting rights for all men at least twenty-one years old. 
D)  centralizing political power in a one-house legislature and dispensing with the office of governor. 
E)  allowing women who owned a certain amount of property to vote but preventing them from holding political office.

Question 4

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

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 5

Which of the following contributed to the success of free trade advocates during the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. 
B)  Isaac Newton's explanation of the law of gravity as applied to economics. 
C)  The failure of wartime tariffs to solve the problem of the national debt. 
D)  Riots over inflation in the streets of Boston. 
E)  Memories of the despised Intolerable Acts. 
A)  The publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. 
B)  Isaac Newton's explanation of the law of gravity as applied to economics. 
C)  The failure of wartime tariffs to solve the problem of the national debt. 
D)  Riots over inflation in the streets of Boston. 
E)  Memories of the despised Intolerable Acts.

Question 6

What was the most significant reason why Thomas Jefferson wanted public education and the creation of the University of Virginia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would help religion flourish in America and increase toleration. 
B)  Education would spark technological development. 
C)  The size of the merchant class would increase. 
D)  It would raise up the general populace, making the people more informed voters. 
E)  Relations with the Native Americans would improve, creating peace in the Ohio Valley. 
A)  It would help religion flourish in America and increase toleration. 
B)  Education would spark technological development. 
C)  The size of the merchant class would increase. 
D)  It would raise up the general populace, making the people more informed voters. 
E)  Relations with the Native Americans would improve, creating peace in the Ohio Valley.

Question 7

How did John Locke influence slave holders?

Accepted Answer

A)  He promoted the concept that protecting property was a natural right. 
B)  He discussed a gradual abolition of slavery. 
C)  He condemned the slave trade as an evil practice. 
D)  He wanted to convert all slaves to Christianity. 
E)  He wanted slaves to be replaced with indentured servants. 
A)  He promoted the concept that protecting property was a natural right. 
B)  He discussed a gradual abolition of slavery. 
C)  He condemned the slave trade as an evil practice. 
D)  He wanted to convert all slaves to Christianity. 
E)  He wanted slaves to be replaced with indentured servants.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Republican motherhood is a term that ori

Question 9

To what extent did Revolutionary-era Americans agree with Noah Webster's statement that equality was the very soul of a republic? Your response should define what Americans meant by equality and should consider groups that seemed to enjoy equality as well as those groups that did not.

Accepted Answer

During the Revolutionary era, Americans

Question 10

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

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

The efforts to emancipate slaves in the 1770s and 1780s:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred only in the New England states. 
B)  resulted entirely from voluntary work by slaveholders. 
C)  included all slaves north of South Carolina. 
D)  reflected the importance of property rights. 
E)  were reversed in 1792 by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case. 
A)  occurred only in the New England states. 
B)  resulted entirely from voluntary work by slaveholders. 
C)  included all slaves north of South Carolina. 
D)  reflected the importance of property rights. 
E)  were reversed in 1792 by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case.

Question 12

How did women react to the language of freedom and liberty? Be sure to include in your response Abigail Adams's opinions that appear in "Voices of Freedom."

Accepted Answer

The answer of How did women react to the language...

Question 13

Who publicly referred to slavery as a "national crime" that would one day bring "national punishment"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Joseph Brant. 
C)  Lord Dunmore. 
D)  George Washington. 
E)  Benjamin Rush. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Joseph Brant. 
C)  Lord Dunmore. 
D)  George Washington. 
E)  Benjamin Rush.

Question 14

Support for the separation of church and state resulted in what?

Accepted Answer

A)  It curtailed the influence of Christianity on American society. 
B)  The colonists nearly lost the American Revolution because of separation of church and state. 
C)  In the aftermath of the war, it led to the Anglican Church being unchallenged. 
D)  It brought together two dichotomous groups: Deists and evangelicals. 
E)  Most church leaders criticized the ideals of the American Revolution. 
A)  It curtailed the influence of Christianity on American society. 
B)  The colonists nearly lost the American Revolution because of separation of church and state. 
C)  In the aftermath of the war, it led to the Anglican Church being unchallenged. 
D)  It brought together two dichotomous groups: Deists and evangelicals. 
E)  Most church leaders criticized the ideals of the American Revolution.

Question 15

Why did the United States not develop a noble class?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were virtually no wealthy people in the 1780s. 
B)  Most of the landowners still resided in England. 
C)  The ideals of Thomas Paine criticized the notion of nobility. 
D)  The planter class in the South criticized nobility. 
E)  The Catholic Church condemned the noble class. 
A)  There were virtually no wealthy people in the 1780s. 
B)  Most of the landowners still resided in England. 
C)  The ideals of Thomas Paine criticized the notion of nobility. 
D)  The planter class in the South criticized nobility. 
E)  The Catholic Church condemned the noble class.

Question 16

In regard to Loyalists during the American Revolution:

Accepted Answer

A)  State governments encouraged free press, including opposition to American independence. 
B)  The New England states forced Loyalists into militias against their will. 
C)  Congress discouraged the idea of oaths of allegiance. 
D)  Loyalists were sold into slavery in Canada. 
E)  Freedom of expression was curbed during the American Revolution. 
A)  State governments encouraged free press, including opposition to American independence. 
B)  The New England states forced Loyalists into militias against their will. 
C)  Congress discouraged the idea of oaths of allegiance. 
D)  Loyalists were sold into slavery in Canada. 
E)  Freedom of expression was curbed during the American Revolution.

Question 17

Why did John Adams believe that land ownership was vital to society?

Accepted Answer

A)  He opposed slavery and felt that if small farmers owned land, they would have the power to outvote slaveowners. 
B)  If more people owned land, it would be less likely that fixed and unequal social classes would emerge. 
C)  Land ownership would make people more conservative, and that would counteract any democratic impulses. 
D)  Government would have to encourage it, and Adams believed in an activist federal government. 
E)  Adams had lost his land when he took the unpopular position of representing British soldiers who participated in the Boston Massacre, and he knew how important the issue was. 
A)  He opposed slavery and felt that if small farmers owned land, they would have the power to outvote slaveowners. 
B)  If more people owned land, it would be less likely that fixed and unequal social classes would emerge. 
C)  Land ownership would make people more conservative, and that would counteract any democratic impulses. 
D)  Government would have to encourage it, and Adams believed in an activist federal government. 
E)  Adams had lost his land when he took the unpopular position of representing British soldiers who participated in the Boston Massacre, and he knew how important the issue was.

Question 18

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-"Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"

Accepted Answer

The "Bill for Establishing Religious Fre

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-freedom petitions

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 20

What was one factor that did not prevent a person from voting before the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Owning a business. 
B)  Paying taxes. 
C)  Owning property. 
D)  Being educated. 
E)  Being a Christian. 
A)  Owning a business. 
B)  Paying taxes. 
C)  Owning property. 
D)  Being educated. 
E)  Being a Christian.

Exam 6: The Revolution Within

During the American Revolution,what happened to the economy?

What did South Carolina and Georgia promise every white volunteer at the war's end?

In his Thoughts on Government (1776),John Adams advocated state constitutions that provided for:

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

Which of the following contributed to the success of free trade advocates during the Revolutionary War?

What was the most significant reason why Thomas Jefferson wanted public education and the creation of the University of Virginia?

How did John Locke influence slave holders?

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

To what extent did Revolutionary-era Americans agree with Noah Webster's statement that equality was the very soul of a republic? Your response should define what Americans meant by equality and should consider groups that seemed to enjoy equality as well as those groups that did not.

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

The efforts to emancipate slaves in the 1770s and 1780s:

How did women react to the language of freedom and liberty? Be sure to include in your response Abigail Adams's opinions that appear in "Voices of Freedom."

Who publicly referred to slavery as a "national crime" that would one day bring "national punishment"?

Support for the separation of church and state resulted in what?

Why did the United States not develop a noble class?

In regard to Loyalists during the American Revolution:

Why did John Adams believe that land ownership was vital to society?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -"Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -freedom petitions

What was one factor that did not prevent a person from voting before the American Revolution?

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