Question 1

French aid to the colonies did all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  greatly aided America's struggle for independence. 
B)  was motivated by what the French considered to be their own national interests. 
C)  forced the British to change their military strategy in America. 
D)  helped them protect their own West Indies islands. 
E)  allowed American forces to focus only on the southern theater. 
A)  greatly aided America's struggle for independence. 
B)  was motivated by what the French considered to be their own national interests. 
C)  forced the British to change their military strategy in America. 
D)  helped them protect their own West Indies islands. 
E)  allowed American forces to focus only on the southern theater. E

Question 2

To help the British, colonial Loyalists did all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  fight for the British. 
B)  serve as spies. 
C)  pay extra taxes to fund the war. 
D)  keep Patriot soldiers at home to protect their families. 
E)  galvanized support for the British cause fromIndian tribes. 
A)  fight for the British. 
B)  serve as spies. 
C)  pay extra taxes to fund the war. 
D)  keep Patriot soldiers at home to protect their families. 
E)  galvanized support for the British cause fromIndian tribes. C

Question 3

When the alliance with France was formalized, the Americans were able to gain all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  access to large sums of money. 
B)  double the size of their fighting forces. 
C)  avail themselves of French naval strength. 
D)  immense amounts of equipment. 
E)  a negotiated peace treaty with the British. 
A)  access to large sums of money. 
B)  double the size of their fighting forces. 
C)  avail themselves of French naval strength. 
D)  immense amounts of equipment. 
E)  a negotiated peace treaty with the British. E

Question 4

Match each British or American general below with the battle or military campaign in which he was most notably involved as the British or American military leader. 
A.William Howe
B.John Burgoyne
C.Charles Cornwallis
D.Nathanael Greene
1)Saratoga
2)Yorktown
3)Long Island
4)Carolina campaign

Accepted Answer

A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 
C)  A-3, B-4,C-2, D-1 
D)  A-4,B-1, C-2, D-3 
E)  A-4,C-1, B-2, D-3 
A)  A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 
B)  A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 
C)  A-3, B-4,C-2, D-1 
D)  A-4,B-1, C-2, D-3 
E)  A-4,C-1, B-2, D-3

Question 5

When the Second Continental Congress met in 1775

Accepted Answer

A)  its members felt a strong desire for independence. 
B)  it cut off communications with the British government. 
C)  it continued to stall on the creation of an army and navy. 
D)  there was no well-defined sentiment for independence. 
E)  the conservative element was weakened. 
A)  its members felt a strong desire for independence. 
B)  it cut off communications with the British government. 
C)  it continued to stall on the creation of an army and navy. 
D)  there was no well-defined sentiment for independence. 
E)  the conservative element was weakened.

Question 6

The Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the first treaty between the United States and an Indian nation, resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  the ceding of most of the Iroquois' land. 
B)  an end to the practice of scalping. 
C)  the slowing of the westward movement of pioneers. 
D)  the renunciation by the Oneidas and the Tuscaroras of their support for the British. 
E)  turning over the hair buyers for prosecution. 
A)  the ceding of most of the Iroquois' land. 
B)  an end to the practice of scalping. 
C)  the slowing of the westward movement of pioneers. 
D)  the renunciation by the Oneidas and the Tuscaroras of their support for the British. 
E)  turning over the hair buyers for prosecution.

Question 7

Examples of colonial experience with self-governance, which prepared Americans for a republic, included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  New England town meetings. 
B)  committees of correspondence. 
C)  militia service. 
D)  the relative equality of landowning farmers. 
E)  the absence of a hereditary aristocracy. 
A)  New England town meetings. 
B)  committees of correspondence. 
C)  militia service. 
D)  the relative equality of landowning farmers. 
E)  the absence of a hereditary aristocracy.

Question 8

France came to America's aid in the Revolution because

Accepted Answer

A)  French officials supported the cause of democracy. 
B)  it hoped to gain access to the American fur trade. 
C)  it perceived that succesfully assisting the American cause could lead to achieving their ultimate goal of breaking up the British Empire. 
D)  it could use America to test new military tactics. 
E)  its new alliance with Britain would be a surprise to both militaries. 
A)  French officials supported the cause of democracy. 
B)  it hoped to gain access to the American fur trade. 
C)  it perceived that succesfully assisting the American cause could lead to achieving their ultimate goal of breaking up the British Empire. 
D)  it could use America to test new military tactics. 
E)  its new alliance with Britain would be a surprise to both militaries.

Question 9

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781
  
-____ Long Island

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 10

The Indian chief who fought for the British in New York and Pennsylvania was

Accepted Answer

A)  Seneca. 
B)  Pontiac. 
C)  Joseph Brant. 
D)  King Philip. 
E)  Cowpens. 
A)  Seneca. 
B)  Pontiac. 
C)  Joseph Brant. 
D)  King Philip. 
E)  Cowpens.

Question 11

The commander of French troops in America was

Accepted Answer

A)  Rochambeau. 
B)  Lafayette. 
C)  de Grasse. 
D)  Burgoyne. 
E)  Howe. 
A)  Rochambeau. 
B)  Lafayette. 
C)  de Grasse. 
D)  Burgoyne. 
E)  Howe.

Question 12

Most Americans considered which of the following to be fundamental for any successful republican government?

Accepted Answer

A)  A wealthy class to govern 
B)  The primacy of the property rights of individuals 
C)  Primacy of the interests of individuals 
D)  Retention of a constitutional monarchy 
E)  Civic virtue 
A)  A wealthy class to govern 
B)  The primacy of the property rights of individuals 
C)  Primacy of the interests of individuals 
D)  Retention of a constitutional monarchy 
E)  Civic virtue

Question 13

Assess the validity of the following claim, "the British 'lost' the Revolutionary War more than the Americans 'won' it."

Accepted Answer

The claim that the British "lost" the Re

Question 14

Who was the American diplomat that negotiated the Model Treaty with France?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Thomas Paine 
D)  Benjamin Franklin 
E)  Patrick Henry 
A)  John Adams 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Thomas Paine 
D)  Benjamin Franklin 
E)  Patrick Henry

Question 15

Britain gave America generous terms in the Treaty of Paris because British leaders

Accepted Answer

A)  realized that they had been beaten badly. 
B)  wanted to help Spain as well. 
C)  had changed from Whig to Tory. 
D)  were trying to persuade America to abandon its alliance with France. 
E)  feared continued war might lead to a loss of their Latin American colonies. 
A)  realized that they had been beaten badly. 
B)  wanted to help Spain as well. 
C)  had changed from Whig to Tory. 
D)  were trying to persuade America to abandon its alliance with France. 
E)  feared continued war might lead to a loss of their Latin American colonies.

Question 16

The Patriot militia played a crucial role in the Revolution in all of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A)  taking up the task of political education. 
B)  raising funds to support the war effort. 
C)  convincing people that the British army was an unreliable friend. 
D)  mercilessly harassing small British detachments. 
E)  as effective agents of Revolutionary ideas. 
A)  taking up the task of political education. 
B)  raising funds to support the war effort. 
C)  convincing people that the British army was an unreliable friend. 
D)  mercilessly harassing small British detachments. 
E)  as effective agents of Revolutionary ideas.

Question 17

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. 
B)  catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III. 
C)  argue that royal tyranny justified revolt. 
D)  offer the British one last chance at reconciliation. 
E)  accuse the British of violating the natural rights of the Americans. 
A)  invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. 
B)  catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III. 
C)  argue that royal tyranny justified revolt. 
D)  offer the British one last chance at reconciliation. 
E)  accuse the British of violating the natural rights of the Americans.

Question 18

American diplomats to the peace negotiations in Paris in 1782-1783 were instructed by the Second Continental Congress to

Accepted Answer

A)  accept any British offer that would essentially return British-American relations to their pre-1763 status. 
B)  demand British cession of the trans-Allegheny West to the colonies. 
C)  get the colonies out of their obligations under the Franco-American alliances. 
D)  consult with the colonies' French allies and make no separate peace arrangements with the British. 
E)  follow the lead of Spain, not France. 
A)  accept any British offer that would essentially return British-American relations to their pre-1763 status. 
B)  demand British cession of the trans-Allegheny West to the colonies. 
C)  get the colonies out of their obligations under the Franco-American alliances. 
D)  consult with the colonies' French allies and make no separate peace arrangements with the British. 
E)  follow the lead of Spain, not France.

Question 19

Match each individual below with the correct descriptive phrase. 
A.George Rogers Clark
B.Nathanael Greene
C.John Paul Jones
1)commanded the Patriot invasion of Canada
2)commanded Patriot troops in the South
3)commanded Patriot troops in the West 
4)commanded Patriot naval forces

Accepted Answer

A)  A-4, B-3, C-l 
B)  A-2, B-1, C-4 
C)  A-3, B-2, C-4 
D)  A-1, B-4, C-3 
E)  A-4, B-3, C-2 
A)  A-4, B-3, C-l 
B)  A-2, B-1, C-4 
C)  A-3, B-2, C-4 
D)  A-1, B-4, C-3 
E)  A-4, B-3, C-2

Question 20

During the Revolution, the western frontier saw much fighting, which

Accepted Answer

A)  slowed the westward advance of the pioneers. 
B)  caused most of the Indians to join the colonists' cause against the British. 
C)  led to George Rogers Clark's downfall as a military leader. 
D)  failed to stem the tide of westward-moving pioneers. 
E)  ultimately led Benedict Arnold to go over to the British. 
A)  slowed the westward advance of the pioneers. 
B)  caused most of the Indians to join the colonists' cause against the British. 
C)  led to George Rogers Clark's downfall as a military leader. 
D)  failed to stem the tide of westward-moving pioneers. 
E)  ultimately led Benedict Arnold to go over to the British.

Exam 8: America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

French aid to the colonies did all of the following except

To help the British, colonial Loyalists did all of the following except

When the alliance with France was formalized, the Americans were able to gain all of the following except

Match each British or American general below with the battle or military campaign in which he was most notably involved as the British or American military leader. A.William Howe B.John Burgoyne C.Charles Cornwallis D.Nathanael Greene 1)Saratoga 2)Yorktown 3)Long Island 4)Carolina campaign

When the Second Continental Congress met in 1775

The Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the first treaty between the United States and an Indian nation, resulted in

Examples of colonial experience with self-governance, which prepared Americans for a republic, included all of the following except

France came to America's aid in the Revolution because

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​The American Revolutionary War in the North and the South, 1775-1781 -____ Long Island

The Indian chief who fought for the British in New York and Pennsylvania was

The commander of French troops in America was

Most Americans considered which of the following to be fundamental for any successful republican government?

Assess the validity of the following claim, "the British 'lost' the Revolutionary War more than the Americans 'won' it."

Who was the American diplomat that negotiated the Model Treaty with France?

Britain gave America generous terms in the Treaty of Paris because British leaders

The Patriot militia played a crucial role in the Revolution in all of the following ways except

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except

American diplomats to the peace negotiations in Paris in 1782-1783 were instructed by the Second Continental Congress to

Match each individual below with the correct descriptive phrase. A.George Rogers Clark B.Nathanael Greene C.John Paul Jones 1)commanded the Patriot invasion of Canada 2)commanded Patriot troops in the South 3)commanded Patriot troops in the West 4)commanded Patriot naval forces

During the Revolution, the western frontier saw much fighting, which

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The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

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