Question 1

Regarding the provisions and implementation of the Treaty of Paris 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War

Accepted Answer

A)  America faithfully adhered to each provision in the treaty's postwar implementation. 
B)  France was extremely pleased with the western boundary results for America. 
C)  America broke the assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalist property and repayment of debts owed to British creditors. 
D)  Spain gained all the land in North America it wanted. 
E)  Great Britain failed to demonstrate generosity and geopolitical acumen in negotiating the final northern, western, and southern boundaries of the newly created United States of America. 
A)  America faithfully adhered to each provision in the treaty's postwar implementation. 
B)  France was extremely pleased with the western boundary results for America. 
C)  America broke the assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalist property and repayment of debts owed to British creditors. 
D)  Spain gained all the land in North America it wanted. 
E)  Great Britain failed to demonstrate generosity and geopolitical acumen in negotiating the final northern, western, and southern boundaries of the newly created United States of America.

Question 2

Which of these is not a true statement about African Americans' support of the Loyalist cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some believed the British would grant them freedom from slavery. 
B)  Those who fled to British lines served as soldiers, servants, workers and spies. 
C)  The British used them in all-black regiments battling the Patriots. 
D)  Thousands of black Loyalist supporters were promised and given parcels of land in exchange for service. 
E)  Some were sold back into slavery after the war ended. 
A)  Some believed the British would grant them freedom from slavery. 
B)  Those who fled to British lines served as soldiers, servants, workers and spies. 
C)  The British used them in all-black regiments battling the Patriots. 
D)  Thousands of black Loyalist supporters were promised and given parcels of land in exchange for service. 
E)  Some were sold back into slavery after the war ended.

Question 3

In March 1776, this event is still celebrated today and it is known as Evacuation Day.What happened on this day?

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A)  Capture of Ft. Ticonderoga 
B)  Retreat of Bunker Hill 
C)  Signing of the Olive Branch Petition 
D)  Capture of Quebec 
E)  British evacuation of Boston 
A)  Capture of Ft. Ticonderoga 
B)  Retreat of Bunker Hill 
C)  Signing of the Olive Branch Petition 
D)  Capture of Quebec 
E)  British evacuation of Boston

Question 4

Write your definition of loyalty.Then explain why the Loyalists were held in such low regard and treated with abuse during the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

Loyalty is the quality of being faithful

Question 5

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

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A)  the armed clash at Lexington and Concord. 
B)  the First Continental Congress convened. 
C)  the Battle of Bunker Hill. 
D)  Benedict Arnold's forces' captured Ticonderoga and Crown Point. 
E)  hiring Hessian solders to fight in America. 
A)  the armed clash at Lexington and Concord. 
B)  the First Continental Congress convened. 
C)  the Battle of Bunker Hill. 
D)  Benedict Arnold's forces' captured Ticonderoga and Crown Point. 
E)  hiring Hessian solders to fight in America.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

It is legitimate to claim that the triumph at Yorktown "was no less French than American" because

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A)  Washington turned execution of the campaign over to French commanders. 
B)  the French supplied all the seapower. 
C)  French troops made up half the besieging army. 
D)  the British commander agreed to surrender to French officers but not to American troops. 
E)  France paid the American soldiers' salaries. 
A)  Washington turned execution of the campaign over to French commanders. 
B)  the French supplied all the seapower. 
C)  French troops made up half the besieging army. 
D)  the British commander agreed to surrender to French officers but not to American troops. 
E)  France paid the American soldiers' salaries.

Question 8

The resolution that "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." was introduced into the Second Continental Congress by Virginia delegate

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A)  Patrick Henry. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  Richard Henry Lee. 
D)  Thomas Paine. 
E)  John Adams. 
A)  Patrick Henry. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  Richard Henry Lee. 
D)  Thomas Paine. 
E)  John Adams.

Question 9

Some Patriots responded to Paine's vision of an ultra-democratic American republic in all of the following ways except

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A)  by enthusiastically embracingcivic virtuefundamental to realizing Paine's republican vision for America. 
B)  by favoring the creation of a republic ruled by a "natural aristocracy" of talented elites. 
C)  by cautioning that the fervor for liberty would overwhelm the stability of the social order. 
D)  by affirming that the collective overall good of the "people" should matter more than the private rights and interests of individuals. 
E)  by wholly supporting a radical upheaval on the social classes, leaving poorer farmers, tenants, and laboring classes with enhanced political and economic influence. 
A)  by enthusiastically embracingcivic virtuefundamental to realizing Paine's republican vision for America. 
B)  by favoring the creation of a republic ruled by a "natural aristocracy" of talented elites. 
C)  by cautioning that the fervor for liberty would overwhelm the stability of the social order. 
D)  by affirming that the collective overall good of the "people" should matter more than the private rights and interests of individuals. 
E)  by wholly supporting a radical upheaval on the social classes, leaving poorer farmers, tenants, and laboring classes with enhanced political and economic influence.

Question 10

Loyalists made up about ____ percent of the American people.

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  16 
C)  28 
D)  39 
E)  52 
A)  8 
B)  16 
C)  28 
D)  39 
E)  52

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The following were purposes of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence except ​

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A)  enlist other British colonies in the Americas to support the cause of American independence. 
B)  ask for an end to slavery throughout America. 
C)  invite assistance from foreign nations. 
D)  explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted. 
E)  rally military, political, and economic resistance to British rule in America. 
A)  enlist other British colonies in the Americas to support the cause of American independence. 
B)  ask for an end to slavery throughout America. 
C)  invite assistance from foreign nations. 
D)  explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted. 
E)  rally military, political, and economic resistance to British rule in America.

Question 13

What qualities in George Washington made him a good choice for commanding the Revolutionary army? What were his most valuable contributions to independence?

Accepted Answer

George Washington possessed several qual

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Colonists considered the British use of European mercenaries, Hessians, as paid soldiers

Accepted Answer

A)  a smart strategy. 
B)  to be an extreme, unwarranted, and unpatriotic utilization of foreign nationals in this conflict between American colonists and their British cousins. 
C)  a pathetic way to build an army. 
D)  a sign of British desperation. 
E)  none of these choices are correct. 
A)  a smart strategy. 
B)  to be an extreme, unwarranted, and unpatriotic utilization of foreign nationals in this conflict between American colonists and their British cousins. 
C)  a pathetic way to build an army. 
D)  a sign of British desperation. 
E)  none of these choices are correct.

Question 16

Which individual privately advocated equality for women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Betsy Ross 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Martha Washington 
D)  Benjamin Franklin 
E)  Abigail Adams 
A)  Betsy Ross 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Martha Washington 
D)  Benjamin Franklin 
E)  Abigail Adams

Question 17

As commander of America's Revolutionary army, George Washington exhibited all of the following except

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A)  unparalled strategic military genius. 
B)  personal courage. 
C)  a sense of justice. 
D)  moral force and self-discipline. 
E)  patience and loyalty to the Patriot cause. 
A)  unparalled strategic military genius. 
B)  personal courage. 
C)  a sense of justice. 
D)  moral force and self-discipline. 
E)  patience and loyalty to the Patriot cause.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The most important contribution of the seagoing privateers during the Revolutionary War was that they

Accepted Answer

A)  gained control of the sea for the colonists. 
B)  successfully invaded the British West Indies. 
C)  captured hundreds of British merchant ships. 
D)  fought the British navy to a standstill. 
E)  made reliance on the French unnecessary. 
A)  gained control of the sea for the colonists. 
B)  successfully invaded the British West Indies. 
C)  captured hundreds of British merchant ships. 
D)  fought the British navy to a standstill. 
E)  made reliance on the French unnecessary.

Question 20

Explain why the text's authors conclude that the Franco-American alliance was "not prompted by a love for America but by a realistic concern for the interests of France." In what ways did the French contribute to colonial independence?

Accepted Answer

The text's authors conclude that the Fra

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

Regarding the provisions and implementation of the Treaty of Paris 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War

Which of these is not a true statement about African Americans' support of the Loyalist cause?

In March 1776, this event is still celebrated today and it is known as Evacuation Day.What happened on this day?

Write your definition of loyalty.Then explain why the Loyalists were held in such low regard and treated with abuse during the Revolutionary War.

King George III officially declared the colonies in rebellion just after

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

It is legitimate to claim that the triumph at Yorktown "was no less French than American" because

The resolution that "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." was introduced into the Second Continental Congress by Virginia delegate

Some Patriots responded to Paine's vision of an ultra-democratic American republic in all of the following ways except

Loyalists made up about ____ percent of the American people.

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

The following were purposes of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence except ​

What qualities in George Washington made him a good choice for commanding the Revolutionary army? What were his most valuable contributions to independence?

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

Colonists considered the British use of European mercenaries, Hessians, as paid soldiers

Which individual privately advocated equality for women?

As commander of America's Revolutionary army, George Washington exhibited all of the following except

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

The most important contribution of the seagoing privateers during the Revolutionary War was that they

Explain why the text's authors conclude that the Franco-American alliance was "not prompted by a love for America but by a realistic concern for the interests of France." In what ways did the French contribute to colonial independence?

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 -____ Trenton

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

The following were purposes of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence except

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

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