Question 1

To what extent was the outcome of the American Revolution determined by actions taken in neither America nor Britain?

Accepted Answer

The outcome of the American Revolution w

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nathanael Greene

Accepted Answer

Nathanael Greene was a major general in

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Baron von Steuben

Accepted Answer

Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was

Question 4

Washington crossed an ice-filled Delaware River before the

Accepted Answer

A)  Battle of Monmouth. 
B)  Battle of King´s Mountain. 
C)  Battle of Brandywine. 
D)  Battle of Trenton. 
E)  Battle of Lexington. 
A)  Battle of Monmouth. 
B)  Battle of King´s Mountain. 
C)  Battle of Brandywine. 
D)  Battle of Trenton. 
E)  Battle of Lexington.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Horatio Gates

Accepted Answer

Horatio Gates was a retired British sold

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Washington

Accepted Answer

George Washington (1732-1799) was a cent

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Abigail Adams

Accepted Answer

Abigail Adams (1744–1818) was the wife o

Question 8

What struck a blow to American morale just as it was improving with the arrival of French troops?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans realized that France was acting out of self-interest rather than idealism. 
B)  General Benedict Arnold turned traitor and tried to hand over West Point to the British. 
C)  General Nathanael Greene lost Georgia to the British. 
D)  French soldiers proved to be an unreliable fighting force. 
E)  General Lafayette refused any longer to command American troops. 
A)  Americans realized that France was acting out of self-interest rather than idealism. 
B)  General Benedict Arnold turned traitor and tried to hand over West Point to the British. 
C)  General Nathanael Greene lost Georgia to the British. 
D)  French soldiers proved to be an unreliable fighting force. 
E)  General Lafayette refused any longer to command American troops.

Question 9

The British forts in the wild Illinois country were

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A)  scattered and vulnerable to attack. 
B)  well defended by battle-hardened Redcoats. 
C)  under frequent attack by Indians allied with the Americans. 
D)  well positioned to defend the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. 
E)  the launching pads for Iroquois attacks on Pennsylvania. 
A)  scattered and vulnerable to attack. 
B)  well defended by battle-hardened Redcoats. 
C)  under frequent attack by Indians allied with the Americans. 
D)  well positioned to defend the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. 
E)  the launching pads for Iroquois attacks on Pennsylvania.

Question 10

Benjamin Franklin shocked French aristocratic diplomats but charmed ordinary Parisians with

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A)  his strong English accent. 
B)  his folk dancing talents. 
C)  his tireless advertising of his inventions. 
D)  his homespun clothing and simple fur cap. 
E)  his affairs with French mistresses. 
A)  his strong English accent. 
B)  his folk dancing talents. 
C)  his tireless advertising of his inventions. 
D)  his homespun clothing and simple fur cap. 
E)  his affairs with French mistresses.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Comte de Rochambeau

Accepted Answer

Comte de Rochambeau, whose full name is

Question 12

Perhaps the most important single action of the Second Continental Congress was to

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A)  select George Washington to head the army. 
B)  draft new appeals to the king. 
C)  adopt new taxes to provide revenue. 
D)  adopt the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  organize a committee to recommend independence. 
A)  select George Washington to head the army. 
B)  draft new appeals to the king. 
C)  adopt new taxes to provide revenue. 
D)  adopt the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  organize a committee to recommend independence.

Question 13

The Declaration of Independence did NOT

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A)  invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. 
B)  provide a long list of allegedly tyrannical actions by King George III. 
C)  explain the reasons for revolt to "a candid world." 
D)  blame the British Parliament and public for oppressing Americans. 
E)  charge the king with inciting Indian hostility. 
A)  invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. 
B)  provide a long list of allegedly tyrannical actions by King George III. 
C)  explain the reasons for revolt to "a candid world." 
D)  blame the British Parliament and public for oppressing Americans. 
E)  charge the king with inciting Indian hostility.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Benjamin Franklin

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 16

Which city was NOT among those that the Patriots and British fought over during the Revolutionary War?

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A)  New York City 
B)  Charleston 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  Boston 
E)  Baltimore 
A)  New York City 
B)  Charleston 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  Boston 
E)  Baltimore

Question 17

What new strategy did the British develop to crush the Revolution in 1777?

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A)  They would seize the cities and impose a naval blockade on American trade. 
B)  They would conquer the Delaware Valley and then attack Virginia. 
C)  They would isolate New England by invading New York from several directions. 
D)  They would attack New England from Canada and the Carolinas from Georgia. 
E)  They would coordinate Indian attacks in the West with an invasion from Canada. 
A)  They would seize the cities and impose a naval blockade on American trade. 
B)  They would conquer the Delaware Valley and then attack Virginia. 
C)  They would isolate New England by invading New York from several directions. 
D)  They would attack New England from Canada and the Carolinas from Georgia. 
E)  They would coordinate Indian attacks in the West with an invasion from Canada.

Question 18

When colonists first took up arms against British military forces in America in 1775,their professed goal was to

Accepted Answer

A)  bring about America´s complete independence from Britain. 
B)  protest Parliament´s utter neglect of the colonies. 
C)  force the British authorities to open up trans-Appalachian lands for settlement. 
D)  force the king and Parliament to address their grievances. 
E)  draw Britain and France into another global war. 
A)  bring about America´s complete independence from Britain. 
B)  protest Parliament´s utter neglect of the colonies. 
C)  force the British authorities to open up trans-Appalachian lands for settlement. 
D)  force the king and Parliament to address their grievances. 
E)  draw Britain and France into another global war.

Question 19

What made Yorktown as much a French victory as an American victory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French general Rochambeau had overall command of both the American and French armies. 
B)  The French supplied all the sea power. 
C)  French troops comprised nearly all of the besieging army. 
D)  The French forces suffered more casualties than the Americans. 
E)  The French provided strategic battle plan ideas to General Washington. 
A)  The French general Rochambeau had overall command of both the American and French armies. 
B)  The French supplied all the sea power. 
C)  French troops comprised nearly all of the besieging army. 
D)  The French forces suffered more casualties than the Americans. 
E)  The French provided strategic battle plan ideas to General Washington.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Armed Neutrality"

Accepted Answer

Armed Neutrality refers to a policy adop

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

To what extent was the outcome of the American Revolution determined by actions taken in neither America nor Britain?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nathanael Greene

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Baron von Steuben

Washington crossed an ice-filled Delaware River before the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Horatio Gates

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Washington

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Abigail Adams

What struck a blow to American morale just as it was improving with the arrival of French troops?

The British forts in the wild Illinois country were

Benjamin Franklin shocked French aristocratic diplomats but charmed ordinary Parisians with

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Comte de Rochambeau

Perhaps the most important single action of the Second Continental Congress was to

The Declaration of Independence did NOT

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Benjamin Franklin

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

Which city was NOT among those that the Patriots and British fought over during the Revolutionary War?

What new strategy did the British develop to crush the Revolution in 1777?

When colonists first took up arms against British military forces in America in 1775,their professed goal was to

What made Yorktown as much a French victory as an American victory?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Armed Neutrality"

New World Beginnings

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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