Question 1

The Massachusetts constitution that was ratified in 1780 is still in effect and is the oldest constitution in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In his efforts to persuade the French to ally with the Americans,Benjamin Franklin

Accepted Answer

A) threatened the use of military force against them. 
B) identified strongly with the aristocratic elements of French society. 
C) lived in France for a time. 
D) alienated most Frenchmen. 
E) learned to speak French. 
A) threatened the use of military force against them. 
B) identified strongly with the aristocratic elements of French society. 
C) lived in France for a time. 
D) alienated most Frenchmen. 
E) learned to speak French.

Question 3

____________________ closed the Mississippi River to travel in 1784.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ closed the Mississippi River to travel...

Question 4

The Tennessee settlers who seceded from North Carolina called their separate state ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Tennessee settlers who seceded from North...

Question 5

All Anglican churchmen supported the Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By the War of 1812,____________________ percent of Upper Canada's 100,000 people were American-born.

Accepted Answer

80 percent

Question 7

____________________ enacted the modern world's first gradual emancipation statute in 1780.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ enacted the modern world's first gradual...

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Spanish allied with England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Those who remained loyal to the British crown made up about ____ of the white population in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) one-sixth 
B) one-fourth 
C) one-third 
D) one-half 
E) two-thirds 
A) one-sixth 
B) one-fourth 
C) one-third 
D) one-half 
E) two-thirds

Question 11

The framers of the Constitution of 1787 established it would be ratified by

Accepted Answer

A) the unanimous consent of the state legislatures. 
B) a majority vote from all eligible adult white males. 
C) its acceptance by at least nine states in special conventions. 
D) the governors of three-fourths of the states. 
E) the Confederation Congress. 
A) the unanimous consent of the state legislatures. 
B) a majority vote from all eligible adult white males. 
C) its acceptance by at least nine states in special conventions. 
D) the governors of three-fourths of the states. 
E) the Confederation Congress.

Question 12

After their defeat in 1776,____________________ ceded a large tract of land in Tennessee.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After their defeat in 1776,____________________ ceded a...

Question 13

The last state to ratify the Constitution in 1790 was

Accepted Answer

A) North Carolina. 
B) Virginia. 
C) Massachusetts. 
D) Rhode Island. 
E) New York. 
A) North Carolina. 
B) Virginia. 
C) Massachusetts. 
D) Rhode Island. 
E) New York.

Question 14

Americans expected a quick victory in the war after which of the following events?

Accepted Answer

A) The victory at Trenton 
B) Franklin's trip to London 
C) The French signing a treaty with them 
D) The Spanish joining the war 
E) Victory at Lexington and Concord 
A) The victory at Trenton 
B) Franklin's trip to London 
C) The French signing a treaty with them 
D) The Spanish joining the war 
E) Victory at Lexington and Concord

Question 15

The Constitution of 1787 provided that the president and vice president would be

Accepted Answer

A) elected by popular vote. 
B) chosen by state legislatures. 
C) chosen by an electoral college. 
D) limited to two terms of office. 
E) elected by the House and Senate. 
A) elected by popular vote. 
B) chosen by state legislatures. 
C) chosen by an electoral college. 
D) limited to two terms of office. 
E) elected by the House and Senate.

Question 16

____________________ represents the willingness of citizens to value the common good above their personal interests.

Accepted Answer

Public vir

Question 17

The first state to ratify the Constitution was

Accepted Answer

A) Virginia. 
B) Delaware. 
C) Connecticut. 
D) Pennsylvania. 
E) Rhode Island. 
A) Virginia. 
B) Delaware. 
C) Connecticut. 
D) Pennsylvania. 
E) Rhode Island.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Gnadenhutten massacre

Accepted Answer

1782 slaughter of 100 Moravian mission I

Question 19

The first state to end the institution of slavery through a gradual abolition law was

Accepted Answer

A) Massachusetts. 
B) New York. 
C) Delaware. 
D) Pennsylvania. 
E) Georgia. 
A) Massachusetts. 
B) New York. 
C) Delaware. 
D) Pennsylvania. 
E) Georgia.

Question 20

British policy regarding the loyalists was

Accepted Answer

A) well planned and executed. 
B) very important to the British war effort. 
C) poorly planned and implemented. 
D) nonexistent. 
E) based on the assumption that they were all spying for the Americans. 
A) well planned and executed. 
B) very important to the British war effort. 
C) poorly planned and implemented. 
D) nonexistent. 
E) based on the assumption that they were all spying for the Americans.

Exam 6: The Revolutionary Republic

The Massachusetts constitution that was ratified in 1780 is still in effect and is the oldest constitution in the world.

In his efforts to persuade the French to ally with the Americans,Benjamin Franklin

____________________ closed the Mississippi River to travel in 1784.

The Tennessee settlers who seceded from North Carolina called their separate state ____________________.

All Anglican churchmen supported the Revolution.

By the War of 1812,____________________ percent of Upper Canada's 100,000 people were American-born.

____________________ enacted the modern world's first gradual emancipation statute in 1780.

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

The Spanish allied with England.

Those who remained loyal to the British crown made up about ____ of the white population in North America.

The framers of the Constitution of 1787 established it would be ratified by

After their defeat in 1776,____________________ ceded a large tract of land in Tennessee.

The last state to ratify the Constitution in 1790 was

Americans expected a quick victory in the war after which of the following events?

The Constitution of 1787 provided that the president and vice president would be

____________________ represents the willingness of citizens to value the common good above their personal interests.

The first state to ratify the Constitution was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Gnadenhutten massacre

The first state to end the institution of slavery through a gradual abolition law was

British policy regarding the loyalists was

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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