Exam 6: The Revolution Within

Adam Smith's argument that the "invisible hand" of the free market directed economic life more effectively and fairly than governmental intervention offered intellectual justification for those who believed that the economy should be left to regulate itself.

After the American Revolution,Nova Scotia and Quebec became part of the United States.

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

What served as a sort of "school of political democracy" for the members of the "lower orders" in the colonies-turned-states?

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

The free black population after the Revolution:

The irony that America cried for liberty while enslaving Africans was not lost on some British observers like Dr.Samuel Johnson.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Adam Smith

When criticizing men,who did Abigail Adams sound like in her letter to her husband John?

How did Loyalists view liberty? How were they treated after the war? Why?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Robert Morris

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Benjamin Rush

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

The British Navigation Acts contradicted the ideas:

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

Not everyone supported the independence movement within the colonies.Explain who supported independence and who did not.Be sure to include a discussion about how socioeconomic standing,race,religion,and gender affected an individual's support for or opposition to independence.Also consider why the other regions of the British Empire,such as Canada,the Caribbean islands,and Florida,did not also rebel and seek independence.

Freedom and an individual's right to vote became interchangeable in the wake of the Revolution.Describe how that transformation came about and how the various state constitutions dealt with voting qualifications.

Thomas Jefferson's declaration that "all men are created equal" did not radically alter society.

How did the Revolution's language of liberty affect slaves and slavery in the 1770s and 1780s? Be sure to include in your response information from "Voices of Freedom."

The men who served in the Revolution through militias were empowered and demanded certain rights,thereby establishing the tradition that service in the army enabled excluded groups to stake a claim to full citizenship.