Question 1

The Olive Branch Petition

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A)  was passed by Parliament. 
B)  was an expression of King George III's desire for peace. 
C)  promised no treason charges if colonists stopped fighting. 
D)  was an attempt by the colonists to gain support of Native Americans. 
E)  was an effort by the Continental Congress to seek a political accommodation with King George III and prevent further hostilities with British military authorities. 
A)  was passed by Parliament. 
B)  was an expression of King George III's desire for peace. 
C)  promised no treason charges if colonists stopped fighting. 
D)  was an attempt by the colonists to gain support of Native Americans. 
E)  was an effort by the Continental Congress to seek a political accommodation with King George III and prevent further hostilities with British military authorities.

Question 2

During the Revolutionary War, the British captured and occupied

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A)  New York City. 
B)  Charleston. 
C)  Philadelphia. 
D)  Boston. 
E)  St. Augustine. 
A)  New York City. 
B)  Charleston. 
C)  Philadelphia. 
D)  Boston. 
E)  St. Augustine.

Question 3

Many historians argue that without French aid, the colonies could never have won their independence.Do you agree or disagree? Why?

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Question 4

The basic principles in the Model Treaty

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A)  were considered old-fashioned and outdated. 
B)  were viewed as naive, highly idealistic, and utopian by experienced practicioners of international diplomacy in Great Britain and Europe. 
C)  were not popular among most enlightened figures in America. 
D)  held that military conflict would still determine international relations among countries. 
E)  infused an element of realism into American attitudes toward international affairs that proved short-sighted and inconsistent. 
A)  were considered old-fashioned and outdated. 
B)  were viewed as naive, highly idealistic, and utopian by experienced practicioners of international diplomacy in Great Britain and Europe. 
C)  were not popular among most enlightened figures in America. 
D)  held that military conflict would still determine international relations among countries. 
E)  infused an element of realism into American attitudes toward international affairs that proved short-sighted and inconsistent.

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Why do you believe that Abigail Adams's plea to her husband, Massachusetts Patriot and future President John Adams, to extend to women the revolutionary principles of political liberty and equality largely failed to be heeded by American Patriots of the Revolutionary era,? What accounts for the limited application of the revolutionary ideas of equality and liberty to American women during the Revolutionary era, despite an assertion of the "universality"of these two democratic principles by Thomas Jefferson in his lofty and defiant Declaration of Independence, approved by Congress on July 4, 1776?

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Abigail Adams's plea to her husband, Joh

Question 7

List the three most important battles of the Revolutionary War.Justify your selections.

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The three most important battles of the

Question 8

After the British defeat at Yorktown

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A)  the fighting continued for more than a year. 
B)  the war ended within a month. 
C)  the French withdrew their assistance as it was no longer needed. 
D)  King George III decided to end the struggle. 
E)  Spain finally entered the war on the U.S. side. 
A)  the fighting continued for more than a year. 
B)  the war ended within a month. 
C)  the French withdrew their assistance as it was no longer needed. 
D)  King George III decided to end the struggle. 
E)  Spain finally entered the war on the U.S. side.

Question 9

General William Howe did not pursue and defeat George Washington's army after the Battle of Long Island for all of the following reasons except

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A)  he remembered the slaughter of Bunker Hill. 
B)  the country was rough. 
C)  supplies were slow in coming. 
D)  he did not relish the rigors of a winter campaign. 
E)  he lacked sufficient naval support. 
A)  he remembered the slaughter of Bunker Hill. 
B)  the country was rough. 
C)  supplies were slow in coming. 
D)  he did not relish the rigors of a winter campaign. 
E)  he lacked sufficient naval support.

Question 10

The colonial army eventually lost the Battle of Bunker Hill because its troops were

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A)  outnumbered. 
B)  short of gunpowder. 
C)  poorly organized. 
D)  poor shots. 
E)  lacking in courage. 
A)  outnumbered. 
B)  short of gunpowder. 
C)  poorly organized. 
D)  poor shots. 
E)  lacking in courage.

Question 11

The British decided to negotiate an end to the Revolutionary War because

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A)  they were crushed by the failure of their army at Yorktown. 
B)  there were indications that the Americans might settle for peace terms short of complete independence. 
C)  they were suffering heavy military losses against the French and Spanish elsewhere. 
D)  the new Whig British ministry now in power was more pro-American than the previous Tory government. 
E)  they appreciated that Britain's geopolitical priority was to prevent France from obtaining enhanced political and economic influence in North America through their new alliance with the United States. 
A)  they were crushed by the failure of their army at Yorktown. 
B)  there were indications that the Americans might settle for peace terms short of complete independence. 
C)  they were suffering heavy military losses against the French and Spanish elsewhere. 
D)  the new Whig British ministry now in power was more pro-American than the previous Tory government. 
E)  they appreciated that Britain's geopolitical priority was to prevent France from obtaining enhanced political and economic influence in North America through their new alliance with the United States.

Question 12

The Loyalists who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared were more likely to be all of the following except

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A)  well educated. 
B)  from among the older generation. 
C)  affiliated with the Anglican Church. 
D)  from New England. 
E)  wealthy. 
A)  well educated. 
B)  from among the older generation. 
C)  affiliated with the Anglican Church. 
D)  from New England. 
E)  wealthy.

Question 13

The basic military strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to

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A)  control the entire Delaware Valley. 
B)  to cede the West as a minor, unimportant geographical region which lacked Indian allies who could help cause difficulties for Americans in the western areas. 
C)  sever New England from the rest of the states and paralyze the American cause. 
D)  hold allthe colonialcities and let colonists control the countryside. 
E)  isolate the South with an early, lightning invasion of all of the southern colonies. 
A)  control the entire Delaware Valley. 
B)  to cede the West as a minor, unimportant geographical region which lacked Indian allies who could help cause difficulties for Americans in the western areas. 
C)  sever New England from the rest of the states and paralyze the American cause. 
D)  hold allthe colonialcities and let colonists control the countryside. 
E)  isolate the South with an early, lightning invasion of all of the southern colonies.

Question 14

Shortly after French troops arrived in America, the resulting improvement in morale staggered when

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A)  America discovered the true reasons motivating France's assistance. 
B)  General Benedict Arnold turned traitor. 
C)  General Nathanael Greene lost Georgia to the British. 
D)  the French began to win battles that the Americans had been unable to win. 
E)  the Armed Neutrality League sided with Britain. 
A)  America discovered the true reasons motivating France's assistance. 
B)  General Benedict Arnold turned traitor. 
C)  General Nathanael Greene lost Georgia to the British. 
D)  the French began to win battles that the Americans had been unable to win. 
E)  the Armed Neutrality League sided with Britain.

Question 15

The colonists delayed declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, for all of the following reasons except

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A)  lack of military victories. 
B)  support for the tradition of loyalty to the empire. 
C)  the realization that the colonies were not united. 
D)  fear of British military reprisals. 
E)  a continued belief that America was part of the transatlantic community. 
A)  lack of military victories. 
B)  support for the tradition of loyalty to the empire. 
C)  the realization that the colonies were not united. 
D)  fear of British military reprisals. 
E)  a continued belief that America was part of the transatlantic community.

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

When the Second Continental Congress convened

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A)  delegates attended from all thirteen colonies. 
B)  the strongest sentiment was for declaring independence from England. 
C)  it adopted measures to raise money and create an army and navy. 
D)  it drafted new written appeals to the king. 
E)  the conservatives remained a strong force. 
A)  delegates attended from all thirteen colonies. 
B)  the strongest sentiment was for declaring independence from England. 
C)  it adopted measures to raise money and create an army and navy. 
D)  it drafted new written appeals to the king. 
E)  the conservatives remained a strong force.

Question 18

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 stipulated

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A)  British recognition of American independence. 
B)  establishment of the boundaries of the new United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River between the Great Lakes and Spanish Florida. 
C)  that Americans allow British collection of prewar debts from colonists. 
D)  that Americans cease persecution of Loyalists. 
E)  that Loyalists should have their confiscated property restored. 
A)  British recognition of American independence. 
B)  establishment of the boundaries of the new United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River between the Great Lakes and Spanish Florida. 
C)  that Americans allow British collection of prewar debts from colonists. 
D)  that Americans cease persecution of Loyalists. 
E)  that Loyalists should have their confiscated property restored.

Question 19

Colonists had debated with Parliament and protested its actions since 1763.Why, then, did the Declaration of Independence single out King George III as the tyrant threatening their liberties?

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The Declaration of Independence singled

Question 20

Account for the widespread and enthusiastic colonial reception of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

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The widespread and enthusiastic colonial

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

The Olive Branch Petition

During the Revolutionary War, the British captured and occupied

Many historians argue that without French aid, the colonies could never have won their independence.Do you agree or disagree? Why?

The basic principles in the Model Treaty

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

List the three most important battles of the Revolutionary War.Justify your selections.

After the British defeat at Yorktown

General William Howe did not pursue and defeat George Washington's army after the Battle of Long Island for all of the following reasons except

The colonial army eventually lost the Battle of Bunker Hill because its troops were

The British decided to negotiate an end to the Revolutionary War because

The Loyalists who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared were more likely to be all of the following except

The basic military strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to

Shortly after French troops arrived in America, the resulting improvement in morale staggered when

The colonists delayed declaring their independence until July 4, 1776, for all of the following reasons except

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

When the Second Continental Congress convened

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 stipulated

Colonists had debated with Parliament and protested its actions since 1763.Why, then, did the Declaration of Independence single out King George III as the tyrant threatening their liberties?

Account for the widespread and enthusiastic colonial reception of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

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

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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

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