Question 1

During the 1780s,what would an American say was the best option for Native Americans in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  To become farmers. 
B)  To fight. 
C)  To work with American settlers. 
D)  to leave the United States. 
E)  To ask for help from the British. 
A)  To become farmers. 
B)  To fight. 
C)  To work with American settlers. 
D)  to leave the United States. 
E)  To ask for help from the British.

Question 2

When Dr.Samuel Johnson,the British writer,asked how it was "that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty from the drivers of negroes," he was pointing to a key irony of the American independence movement.What arguments did supporters of American independence use to justify retaining the institution of slavery? Did any of their contemporaries in America counter their arguments? How?

Accepted Answer

Supporters of American independence used

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Abigail 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 4

In their Revolutionary-era constitutions,all states adopted John Adams's idea of a "balanced" government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which settlement in Africa did the British establish for former slaves from the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberia. 
B)  Sierra Leone. 
C)  Monrovia. 
D)  Ghana. 
E)  Benin. 
A)  Liberia. 
B)  Sierra Leone. 
C)  Monrovia. 
D)  Ghana. 
E)  Benin.

Question 6

Who might be considered an ideal woman in late-eighteenth-century America?

Accepted Answer

A)  An educated single woman. 
B)  An educated mother. 
C)  A farmer's widow. 
D)  A seamstress. 
E)  A shopkeeper. 
A)  An educated single woman. 
B)  An educated mother. 
C)  A farmer's widow. 
D)  A seamstress. 
E)  A shopkeeper.

Question 7

How did the Revolutionary War change the meaning of freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  It meant that all men now had a legal claim to an equal distribution of property. 
B)  It challenged the inequality that had been fundamental to the colonial social order. 
C)  It ended colonial society's legally established hereditary aristocracy. 
D)  It ended coverture, under which husbands exercised full legal authority over their wives. 
E)  It meant that, for the first time, men were free to pursue whatever occupations they wished. 
A)  It meant that all men now had a legal claim to an equal distribution of property. 
B)  It challenged the inequality that had been fundamental to the colonial social order. 
C)  It ended colonial society's legally established hereditary aristocracy. 
D)  It ended coverture, under which husbands exercised full legal authority over their wives. 
E)  It meant that, for the first time, men were free to pursue whatever occupations they wished.

Question 8

An example of anti-Catholicism during the 1770s was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  barring of Catholics from southern state militias. 
B)  Second Continental Congress's refusal to accept aid from Catholic France. 
C)  widespread arrests of Catholics as potential British spies by Pennsylvania authorities. 
D)  famous attack on a Boston convent by Massachusetts minutemen. 
E)  First Continental Congress's denunciation of the Quebec Act. 
A)  barring of Catholics from southern state militias. 
B)  Second Continental Congress's refusal to accept aid from Catholic France. 
C)  widespread arrests of Catholics as potential British spies by Pennsylvania authorities. 
D)  famous attack on a Boston convent by Massachusetts minutemen. 
E)  First Continental Congress's denunciation of the Quebec Act.

Question 9

Approximately how many free Americans remained loyal to the British during the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 to 10 percent. 
B)  10 to 15 percent. 
C)  20 to 25 percent. 
D)  30 to 35 percent. 
E)  45 to 50 percent. 
A)  5 to 10 percent. 
B)  10 to 15 percent. 
C)  20 to 25 percent. 
D)  30 to 35 percent. 
E)  45 to 50 percent.

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Sierra Leone

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

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

Accepted Answer

Virtuous citizenry refers to a populatio

Question 12

The War of Independence weakened the deep tradition of American anti-Catholicism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Abigail Adams did not see equality for women as the same as people do in today's modern world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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 15

Freedom and an individual's right to vote had become interchangeable by the war's end.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In regard to rights for women,Abigail Adams:

Accepted Answer

A)  insisted that women accept their lower status in society. 
B)  feared that women would be distracted from doing domestic chores if they read books. 
C)  wanted women to be eligible to be president. 
D)  believed laws should not ignore women. 
E)  thought women should be tyrannical in demanding more rights. 
A)  insisted that women accept their lower status in society. 
B)  feared that women would be distracted from doing domestic chores if they read books. 
C)  wanted women to be eligible to be president. 
D)  believed laws should not ignore women. 
E)  thought women should be tyrannical in demanding more rights.

Question 17

General John Sullivan:

Accepted Answer

A)  led pro-American Cherokee troops in campaigns against Lord Cornwallis in North Carolina. 
B)  surrendered his forces to the Stockbridge Indians in a humiliating defeat. 
C)  destroyed forty Indian towns in a campaign against the Iroquois. 
D)  encouraged American forces to treat Indians and their lands "truly well and gently." 
E)  was a British spy whom pro-American Creek Indians unmasked. 
A)  led pro-American Cherokee troops in campaigns against Lord Cornwallis in North Carolina. 
B)  surrendered his forces to the Stockbridge Indians in a humiliating defeat. 
C)  destroyed forty Indian towns in a campaign against the Iroquois. 
D)  encouraged American forces to treat Indians and their lands "truly well and gently." 
E)  was a British spy whom pro-American Creek Indians unmasked.

Question 18

If Thomas Jefferson lived in the seventeenth century,what would he have feared most?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientific discoveries that helped lead to the Enlightenment. 
B)  Wars and corruption caused by organized religion. 
C)  Native American techniques with farming. 
D)  Parliament gaining more rights after the Glorious Revolution. 
E)  John Locke's ideas on liberalism. 
A)  Scientific discoveries that helped lead to the Enlightenment. 
B)  Wars and corruption caused by organized religion. 
C)  Native American techniques with farming. 
D)  Parliament gaining more rights after the Glorious Revolution. 
E)  John Locke's ideas on liberalism.

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ladies' Association

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

For which three accomplishments did Thomas Jefferson wish to be remembered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presidency, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution. 
B)  Louisiana Purchase, presidency, the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  The Constitution, the University of Virginia, presidency. 
D)  The "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom," the Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase. 
E)  The Declaration of Independence, the University of Virginia, the "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom." 
A)  Presidency, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution. 
B)  Louisiana Purchase, presidency, the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  The Constitution, the University of Virginia, presidency. 
D)  The "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom," the Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase. 
E)  The Declaration of Independence, the University of Virginia, the "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom."

Exam 6: The Revolution Within

During the 1780s,what would an American say was the best option for Native Americans in the United States?

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

In their Revolutionary-era constitutions,all states adopted John Adams's idea of a "balanced" government.

Which settlement in Africa did the British establish for former slaves from the United States?

Who might be considered an ideal woman in late-eighteenth-century America?

How did the Revolutionary War change the meaning of freedom?

An example of anti-Catholicism during the 1770s was the:

Approximately how many free Americans remained loyal to the British during the war?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Sierra Leone

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

The War of Independence weakened the deep tradition of American anti-Catholicism.

Abigail Adams did not see equality for women as the same as people do in today's modern world.

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

Freedom and an individual's right to vote had become interchangeable by the war's end.

In regard to rights for women,Abigail Adams:

General John Sullivan:

If Thomas Jefferson lived in the seventeenth century,what would he have feared most?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ladies' Association

For which three accomplishments did Thomas Jefferson wish to be remembered?

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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

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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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