Exam 6: The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Benedict Arnold attempted to undermine the revolutionary cause by betraying New York City to the British.

The ____________________ compromise of the Constitution established the ratio for counting slaves for the purposes of taxation and representation.

The idea of the republican mother argued that women were

In contrast with those who enlisted in the Continental Army, militia troops tended to be

Philadelphia merchant ____________________ helped to organize the Bank of North America.

The protection of state sovereignty included in the Articles of Confederation was the brainchild of

The first hotly contested state in ratifying the Constitution was ____________________.

Many slaves earned their freedom during the Revolutionary War

____________________ led many settlers into Kentucky.

After the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, Congress promised a cash bonus to all soldiers who served for the duration of the conflict.

American exports to Britain in 1784 were less than forty percent the level of 1774.

The church that suffered most from the revolutionary conflict was the

Rhode Island refused to participate in the Philadelphia Convention.

Kentucky was heavily populated by Native Americans.

British military strategy was generally poor in 1777.

The supporters of the Constitution of 1787 during the ratification process were called ____________________.

Massachusetts slave Elizabeth Freeman sued her master in 1781 and won her liberty.

The chief architect of the Massachusetts constitution was

____________________ drafted the large state plan discussed at the Constitutional Convention.

The only state that refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was ____________________.