Question 1

George Washington was chosen commander of the colonial armies because he

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A)  was widely recognized as a military genius. 
B)  had been a successful militia commander in the recent French and Indian war. 
C)  was from a southern colony. 
D)  was a colonial aristocrat. 
E)  was a symbol and rallying point. 
A)  was widely recognized as a military genius. 
B)  had been a successful militia commander in the recent French and Indian war. 
C)  was from a southern colony. 
D)  was a colonial aristocrat. 
E)  was a symbol and rallying point.

Question 2

American colonists had experience with republicanism

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A)  only after the Revolution was over. 
B)  in New England town meetings. 
C)  in the committees of correspondence. 
D)  but turned to representative democracy. 
E)  but rejected it for democracy. 
A)  only after the Revolution was over. 
B)  in New England town meetings. 
C)  in the committees of correspondence. 
D)  but turned to representative democracy. 
E)  but rejected it for democracy.

Question 3

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

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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 4

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 5

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Valley Forge

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

Question 6

Some Indian nations joined the British during the Revolutionary War because

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A)  the British threatened them with destruction if they did not help. 
B)  they believed that a British victory would restrain American expansion into the West. 
C)  the British hired them as mercenaries. 
D)  they were bound by treaties. 
E)  they believed that the British would restore them to their original territorial possessions. 
A)  the British threatened them with destruction if they did not help. 
B)  they believed that a British victory would restrain American expansion into the West. 
C)  the British hired them as mercenaries. 
D)  they were bound by treaties. 
E)  they believed that the British would restore them to their original territorial possessions.

Question 7

American diplomats to the peace negotiations in Paris in 1782-1783 were instructed by the Second Continental Congress to

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A)  accept any British offer that would essentially return British-American relations to their pre-1763 status. 
B)  demand British cession of the trans-Allegheny West to the colonies. 
C)  get the colonies out of their obligations under the Franco-American alliances. 
D)  consult with the colonies' French allies and make no separate peace arrangements with the British. 
E)  follow the lead of Spain, not France. 
A)  accept any British offer that would essentially return British-American relations to their pre-1763 status. 
B)  demand British cession of the trans-Allegheny West to the colonies. 
C)  get the colonies out of their obligations under the Franco-American alliances. 
D)  consult with the colonies' French allies and make no separate peace arrangements with the British. 
E)  follow the lead of Spain, not France.

Question 8

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

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The Battle of Saratoga refers to a serie

Question 9

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

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The terms "Patriots" and "Whigs" refer t

Question 10

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 British ministry now in power was more pro-American. 
E)  the French wanted the war to continue. 
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 British ministry now in power was more pro-American. 
E)  the French wanted the war to continue.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Benedict Arnold

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Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was a milita

Question 12

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 13

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Charleston

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

Question 14

With the American invasion of Canada in 1775

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A)  the French Canadians took the opportunity to revolt against British control. 
B)  Benedict Arnold seized the occasion to desert to the British. 
C)  contradicted the colonials' claim that they were merely fighting defensively for a redress of grievances. 
D)  the Revolution became a world war. 
E)  George III declared the colonies in rebellion. 
A)  the French Canadians took the opportunity to revolt against British control. 
B)  Benedict Arnold seized the occasion to desert to the British. 
C)  contradicted the colonials' claim that they were merely fighting defensively for a redress of grievances. 
D)  the Revolution became a world war. 
E)  George III declared the colonies in rebellion.

Question 15

During the Revolution,the frontier saw much fighting,which

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A)  slowed the westward advance of the pioneers. 
B)  caused most of the Indians to join the colonists' cause against the British. 
C)  led to George Rogers Clark's downfall as a military leader. 
D)  failed to stem the tide of westward-moving pioneers. 
E)  ultimately led Benedict Arnold to go over to the British. 
A)  slowed the westward advance of the pioneers. 
B)  caused most of the Indians to join the colonists' cause against the British. 
C)  led to George Rogers Clark's downfall as a military leader. 
D)  failed to stem the tide of westward-moving pioneers. 
E)  ultimately led Benedict Arnold to go over to the British.

Question 16

Like many revolutions,the American Revolution was

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A)  a majority movement. 
B)  a minority movement. 
C)  started by forces outside the country. 
D)  one in which little attention was given to those civilians who remained neutral. 
E)  one that produced a minimum of violence. 
A)  a majority movement. 
B)  a minority movement. 
C)  started by forces outside the country. 
D)  one in which little attention was given to those civilians who remained neutral. 
E)  one that produced a minimum of violence.

Question 17

The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it

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A)  brought the British to offer recognition of colonial independence. 
B)  brought the colonists much-needed aid and a formal alliance with France. 
C)  prevented the fighting from spreading into the southern colonies. 
D)  prevented the colonial capital from being captured by the British. 
E)  kept Benedict Arnold from joining the British. 
A)  brought the British to offer recognition of colonial independence. 
B)  brought the colonists much-needed aid and a formal alliance with France. 
C)  prevented the fighting from spreading into the southern colonies. 
D)  prevented the colonial capital from being captured by the British. 
E)  kept Benedict Arnold from joining the British.

Question 18

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Long Island

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

Question 19

America's first entangling alliance was with

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A)  Great Britain. 
B)  France. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Holland. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  Great Britain. 
B)  France. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Holland. 
E)  Russia.

Question 20

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Princeton

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

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

George Washington was chosen commander of the colonial armies because he

American colonists had experience with republicanism

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

After the British defeat at Yorktown

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Valley Forge

Some Indian nations joined the British during the Revolutionary War because

American diplomats to the peace negotiations in Paris in 1782-1783 were instructed by the Second Continental Congress to

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Benedict Arnold

During the Revolutionary War,the British captured and occupied

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Charleston

With the American invasion of Canada in 1775

During the Revolution,the frontier saw much fighting,which

Like many revolutions,the American Revolution was

The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Long Island

America's first entangling alliance was with

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Princeton

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

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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