Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Paris of 1783

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was a pivota

Question 2

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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The answer of Many historians argue that without French aid...

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hessians

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The Hessians were German soldiers who se

Question 4

Which statement about how Loyalists aided the British is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They fought for the British. 
B)  They served as spies. 
C)  They incited the Indians. 
D)  They kept Patriot soldiers at home to protect their families. 
E)  They organized counter-revolutionary colonial governments. 
A)  They fought for the British. 
B)  They served as spies. 
C)  They incited the Indians. 
D)  They kept Patriot soldiers at home to protect their families. 
E)  They organized counter-revolutionary colonial governments.

Question 5

What pushed Britain to negotiate an end to the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "Armed Neutrality" was planning to join the war effort on the American-French side. 
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)  Their Indian allies on the American frontier abandoned them after Yorktown. 
E)  Their military strength in America had been completely crushed. 
A)  The "Armed Neutrality" was planning to join the war effort on the American-French side. 
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)  Their Indian allies on the American frontier abandoned them after Yorktown. 
E)  Their military strength in America had been completely crushed.

Question 6

Some Patriots were concerned that Thomas Paine´s approach was too radical.What alternative vision of republicanism did they hold?

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A)  They favored a republic ruled by men and women of property, with non-landowners left out of the electorate. 
B)  They wanted a republic ruled by a "natural aristocracy" defined by talent rather than birth. 
C)  They envisioned a republic where religion would strongly guide governance. 
D)  They considered direct democracy the best way to ensure that elites and the lower classes would share the burdens of governing. 
E)  They saw taxation even with representation as tyranny and wanted it abolished. 
A)  They favored a republic ruled by men and women of property, with non-landowners left out of the electorate. 
B)  They wanted a republic ruled by a "natural aristocracy" defined by talent rather than birth. 
C)  They envisioned a republic where religion would strongly guide governance. 
D)  They considered direct democracy the best way to ensure that elites and the lower classes would share the burdens of governing. 
E)  They saw taxation even with representation as tyranny and wanted it abolished.

Question 7

Which concessions did America make in the 1783 Treaty of Paris but fail to carry out?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provisions concerning Native American rights and trans-Appalachian settlement 
B)  Promises to end the slave trade and reward all slaves who serve during the war 
C)  Assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalists and repayment of debts to British creditors 
D)  Pledges to end all diplomatic and trade ties with France 
E)  Stipulations regarding on-going trade with the British West Indies 
A)  Provisions concerning Native American rights and trans-Appalachian settlement 
B)  Promises to end the slave trade and reward all slaves who serve during the war 
C)  Assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalists and repayment of debts to British creditors 
D)  Pledges to end all diplomatic and trade ties with France 
E)  Stipulations regarding on-going trade with the British West Indies

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-burning of Falmouth and Norfolk

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The burning of Falmouth and Norfolk were

Question 9

The most important contribution of the U.S.navy and the American privateers during the Revolutionary War was

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A)  successfully running the British blockade with supplies. 
B)  conducting raids on the British West Indies. 
C)  capturing hundreds of British merchant ships. 
D)  fighting the British navy to a standstill. 
E)  providing assistance to the French navy at Yorktown. 
A)  successfully running the British blockade with supplies. 
B)  conducting raids on the British West Indies. 
C)  capturing hundreds of British merchant ships. 
D)  fighting the British navy to a standstill. 
E)  providing assistance to the French navy at Yorktown.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Greene´s Carolina campaign

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Greene's Carolina campaign was a signifi

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Jersey campaign

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The New Jersey campaign refers to a seri

Question 12

Who won the battle for the hearts and minds of the colonists during the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

A)  British soldiers tasked with the special assignment of "political" education 
B)  Colonial leaders in Philadelphia 
C)  Loyalist agitators who recruited huge numbers of slaves to serve in the British ranks 
D)  Newspaper editors like John Peter Zenger 
E)  Patriot militia 
A)  British soldiers tasked with the special assignment of "political" education 
B)  Colonial leaders in Philadelphia 
C)  Loyalist agitators who recruited huge numbers of slaves to serve in the British ranks 
D)  Newspaper editors like John Peter Zenger 
E)  Patriot militia

Question 13

What was France's essential motive for aiding the American Revolution?

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A)  Its belief in the cause of democracy and human rights 
B)  Its hope of gaining access to American trade and investment 
C)  Its desire for revenge against Britain 
D)  Its hope of recovering its empire in North America 
E)  Its enduring alliances with Indians who supported the Americans 
A)  Its belief in the cause of democracy and human rights 
B)  Its hope of gaining access to American trade and investment 
C)  Its desire for revenge against Britain 
D)  Its hope of recovering its empire in North America 
E)  Its enduring alliances with Indians who supported the Americans

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Richard Henry Lee

Accepted Answer

Richard Henry Lee was a prominent states

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Rogers Clark

Accepted Answer

George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 –

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Iroquois Confederacy

Accepted Answer

The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as

Question 17

What did Americans generally think was the most important ingredient in any successful republican government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free public education 
B)  Guarantees of individual property rights 
C)  The right to vote for all adult white males 
D)  A written constitution with a bill of rights 
E)  The virtue of the citizens 
A)  Free public education 
B)  Guarantees of individual property rights 
C)  The right to vote for all adult white males 
D)  A written constitution with a bill of rights 
E)  The virtue of the citizens

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  realized that they had been badly beaten in the war. 
B)  wanted to use the Americans against the Spanish. 
C)  were effectively tricked by John Jay and Benjamin Franklin. 
D)  were trying to persuade America to abandon its alliance with France. 
E)  feared continued war might lead to the loss of Canada. 
A)  realized that they had been badly beaten in the war. 
B)  wanted to use the Americans against the Spanish. 
C)  were effectively tricked by John Jay and Benjamin Franklin. 
D)  were trying to persuade America to abandon its alliance with France. 
E)  feared continued war might lead to the loss of Canada.

Question 19

Did the British defeat at Yorktown end the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, the fighting actually continued for more than a year. 
B)  Yes, the peace terms were concluded within a month. 
C)  Yes, the Loyalists quickly switched to the Patriot cause and Britain knew it had lost. 
D)  No, the war shifted to Canada, where it continued for another five years. 
E)  No, guerilla warfare between Loyalists and Patriots dragged on for another decade. 
A)  No, the fighting actually continued for more than a year. 
B)  Yes, the peace terms were concluded within a month. 
C)  Yes, the Loyalists quickly switched to the Patriot cause and Britain knew it had lost. 
D)  No, the war shifted to Canada, where it continued for another five years. 
E)  No, guerilla warfare between Loyalists and Patriots dragged on for another decade.

Question 20

Several factors prepared Americans to favor a republican form of government.What was NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  The experience in self-government provided by New England´s democratic town meetings 
B)  The example of republican government provided by the Committees of Correspondence 
C)  The absence of a hereditary aristocracy 
D)  The relative equality of landowning farmers 
E)  The broadly shared experience of militia service 
A)  The experience in self-government provided by New England´s democratic town meetings 
B)  The example of republican government provided by the Committees of Correspondence 
C)  The absence of a hereditary aristocracy 
D)  The relative equality of landowning farmers 
E)  The broadly shared experience of militia service

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Paris of 1783

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hessians

Which statement about how Loyalists aided the British is FALSE?

What pushed Britain to negotiate an end to the Revolutionary War?

Some Patriots were concerned that Thomas Paine´s approach was too radical.What alternative vision of republicanism did they hold?

Which concessions did America make in the 1783 Treaty of Paris but fail to carry out?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -burning of Falmouth and Norfolk

The most important contribution of the U.S.navy and the American privateers during the Revolutionary War was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Greene´s Carolina campaign

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Jersey campaign

Who won the battle for the hearts and minds of the colonists during the Revolutionary War?

What was France's essential motive for aiding the American Revolution?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard Henry Lee

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Rogers Clark

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Iroquois Confederacy

What did Americans generally think was the most important ingredient in any successful republican government?

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

Did the British defeat at Yorktown end the war?

Several factors prepared Americans to favor a republican form of government.What was NOT one of them?

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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