Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Patriots" refers to the coloni

Question 2

After the Battle of Bunker Hill,the French foreign minister remarked that if the British had two more such victories,

Accepted Answer

A)  France could easily retake Canada. 
B)  the war would be won by Britain. 
C)  Britain would have no army left in America. 
D)  Parliament would be bankrupt. 
E)  Britain´s army would be just as envied as its navy. 
A)  France could easily retake Canada. 
B)  the war would be won by Britain. 
C)  Britain would have no army left in America. 
D)  Parliament would be bankrupt. 
E)  Britain´s army would be just as envied as its navy.

Question 3

Thomas Jefferson and many of the other founding fathers were slave owners.Why,then,did Jefferson state in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal"?

Accepted Answer

The contradiction between Thomas Jeffers

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-natural aristocracy

Accepted Answer

Natural aristocracy refers to a concept

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Charleston

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Charleston, more accuratel

Question 6

The Revolutionary War began in spring 1775.Why did the colonists who took up arms insist until early 1776 that they were only fighting for their "rights of Englishmen," not for independence?

Accepted Answer

The colonists who took up arms insisted

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battles of Brandywine Creek and Germantown

Accepted Answer

The Battles of Brandywine Creek and Germ

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Long Island

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Long Island, also known as

Question 9

The Revolutionary War began in 1775-1776 with fighting in ____;then in 1777──1778 the fighting was concentrated in ____;and most of the fighting concluded in ____ in 1779-1781.

Accepted Answer

A)  the South; the middle colonies; New England 
B)  the middle colonies; New England; the South 
C)  New England; the South; the middle colonies 
D)  New England; the middle colonies; the South 
E)  the middle colonies; the South; New England 
A)  the South; the middle colonies; New England 
B)  the middle colonies; New England; the South 
C)  New England; the South; the middle colonies 
D)  New England; the middle colonies; the South 
E)  the middle colonies; the South; New England

Question 10

Americans who opposed independence for the colonies were labeled ____ or ____,while the independence-seeking Patriots were also known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tories; Whigs; Loyalists 
B)  Loyalists; Tories; Whigs 
C)  Whigs; Tories; Loyalists 
D)  Loyalists; Whigs; Tories 
E)  Sons of Liberty; Tories; Whigs 
A)  Tories; Whigs; Loyalists 
B)  Loyalists; Tories; Whigs 
C)  Whigs; Tories; Loyalists 
D)  Loyalists; Whigs; Tories 
E)  Sons of Liberty; Tories; Whigs

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Privateers were privately owned and oper

Question 12

Why did General William Howe choose not to pursue and defeat George Washington's army after the Battle of Long Island?

Accepted Answer

A)  Howe remembered the slaughter of Bunker Hill. 
B)  Howe distrusted Washington's large Hessian forces. 
C)  Howe feared the presence of Indians in the area. 
D)  Howe did not look forward to the difficulties of warfare in summer heat. 
E)  Supplies were slow in coming. 
A)  Howe remembered the slaughter of Bunker Hill. 
B)  Howe distrusted Washington's large Hessian forces. 
C)  Howe feared the presence of Indians in the area. 
D)  Howe did not look forward to the difficulties of warfare in summer heat. 
E)  Supplies were slow in coming.

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

After the Battle of Bunker Hill,the French foreign minister remarked that if the British had two more such victories,

Thomas Jefferson and many of the other founding fathers were slave owners.Why,then,did Jefferson state in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -natural aristocracy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Charleston

The Revolutionary War began in spring 1775.Why did the colonists who took up arms insist until early 1776 that they were only fighting for their "rights of Englishmen," not for independence?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battles of Brandywine Creek and Germantown

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Long Island

The Revolutionary War began in 1775-1776 with fighting in ;then in 1777──1778 the fighting was concentrated in ;and most of the fighting concluded in in 1779-1781.

Americans who opposed independence for the colonies were labeled or ,while the independence-seeking Patriots were also known as .

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

Why did General William Howe choose not to pursue and defeat George Washington's army after the Battle of Long Island?

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

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

After the Battle of Bunker Hill,the French foreign minister remarked that if the British had two more such victories,

Thomas Jefferson and many of the other founding fathers were slave owners.Why,then,did Jefferson state in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -natural aristocracy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Charleston

The Revolutionary War began in spring 1775.Why did the colonists who took up arms insist until early 1776 that they were only fighting for their "rights of Englishmen," not for independence?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battles of Brandywine Creek and Germantown

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Long Island

The Revolutionary War began in 1775-1776 with fighting in ____;then in 1777──1778 the fighting was concentrated in ____;and most of the fighting concluded in ____ in 1779-1781.

Americans who opposed independence for the colonies were labeled ____ or ____,while the independence-seeking Patriots were also known as ____.

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

Why did General William Howe choose not to pursue and defeat George Washington's army after the Battle of Long Island?

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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The Revolutionary War began in 1775-1776 with fighting in ;then in 1777──1778 the fighting was concentrated in ;and most of the fighting concluded in in 1779-1781.

Americans who opposed independence for the colonies were labeled or ,while the independence-seeking Patriots were also known as .