Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Richard Henry Lee was a prominent states

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-civic virtue

Accepted Answer

Civic virtue is a concept and practice d

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Privateering refers to the historical pr

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Paul Jones

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones was a Scottish-American

Question 5

Americans who opposed independence for the colonies were labeled ____ or ____,and 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 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thomas Paine

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine (1737–1809) was an influent

Question 7

The basic strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to

Accepted Answer

A)  control the Delaware Valley. 
B)  invade the southern colonies. 
C)  isolate New England. 
D)  hold the cities and let colonists control the countryside. 
E)  isolate the South. 
A)  control the Delaware Valley. 
B)  invade the southern colonies. 
C)  isolate New England. 
D)  hold the cities and let colonists control the countryside. 
E)  isolate the South.

Question 8

The Indian chief who fought for the British in New York and Pennsylvania was

Accepted Answer

A)  Seneca. 
B)  Pontiac. 
C)  Joseph Brant. 
D)  King Philip. 
E)  Cowpens. 
A)  Seneca. 
B)  Pontiac. 
C)  Joseph Brant. 
D)  King Philip. 
E)  Cowpens.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  select George Washington to head the army. 
B)  draft new appeals to the king. 
C)  adopt measures to raise money. 
D)  postpone an immediate demand for independence. 
E)  support independence. 
A)  select George Washington to head the army. 
B)  draft new appeals to the king. 
C)  adopt measures to raise money. 
D)  postpone an immediate demand for independence. 
E)  support independence.

Question 10

When the Second Continental Congress convened

Accepted Answer

A)  delegates attended from all thirteen colonies. 
B)  the strongest sentiment was for declaring independence from England. 
C)  it adopted measures to raise money and create an army and navy. 
D)  it drafted new written appeals to the king. 
E)  the conservatives remained a strong force. 
A)  delegates attended from all thirteen colonies. 
B)  the strongest sentiment was for declaring independence from England. 
C)  it adopted measures to raise money and create an army and navy. 
D)  it drafted new written appeals to the king. 
E)  the conservatives remained a strong force.

Question 11

When it came to supporting the Revolution,most colonists were

Accepted Answer

A)  neutral or apathetic. 
B)  patriots. 
C)  loyalists. 
D)  militiamen. 
E)  None of these 
A)  neutral or apathetic. 
B)  patriots. 
C)  loyalists. 
D)  militiamen. 
E)  None of these

Question 12

The "Fighting Quaker" who cleared most of Georgia and South Carolina was

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Cornwallis. 
B)  Benedict Arnold. 
C)  Joseph Brant. 
D)  Benjamin Smith. 
E)  Nathanael Greene. 
A)  Charles Cornwallis. 
B)  Benedict Arnold. 
C)  Joseph Brant. 
D)  Benjamin Smith. 
E)  Nathanael Greene.

Question 13

Thomas Jefferson was a slave owner.Why,then,did he state in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal"?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson's ownership of slaves j

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Mercenaries are professional soldiers wh

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thomas Jefferson

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July

Question 16

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

Accepted Answer

A)  warn other nations to stay out of the Revolution. 
B)  ask for an end to slavery. 
C)  appeal for fairer treatment by Parliament. 
D)  explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted. 
E)  condemn Parliament for its actions. 
A)  warn other nations to stay out of the Revolution. 
B)  ask for an end to slavery. 
C)  appeal for fairer treatment by Parliament. 
D)  explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted. 
E)  condemn Parliament for its actions.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Comte de Rochambeau, whose full name is

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Yorktown was a significant

Question 19

Many Americans remained loyalists during the Revolution for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  fear of retribution. 
B)  they believed a Patriot victory would lead to anarchy. 
C)  some were promised freedom. 
D)  they believed the British would preserve religious toleration. 
E)  they believed in British military superiority. 
A)  fear of retribution. 
B)  they believed a Patriot victory would lead to anarchy. 
C)  some were promised freedom. 
D)  they believed the British would preserve religious toleration. 
E)  they believed in British military superiority.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Declaration of Independence

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Independence was a do

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -civic virtue

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Paul Jones

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Paine

The basic strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to

The Indian chief who fought for the British in New York and Pennsylvania was

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

When the Second Continental Congress convened

When it came to supporting the Revolution,most colonists were

The "Fighting Quaker" who cleared most of Georgia and South Carolina was

Thomas Jefferson was a slave owner.Why,then,did he state in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal"?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Jefferson

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

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

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

Many Americans remained loyalists during the Revolution for all of the following reasons except

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

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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