Question 1

Many American colonists were enraged when the British began recruiting German mercenaries known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many American colonists were enraged when the...

Question 2

Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress. 
B)  judiciary. 
C)  executive. 
D)  bureaucracy. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Congress. 
B)  judiciary. 
C)  executive. 
D)  bureaucracy. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 3

The precise rectangular grid pattern imposed on the Northwest Territory eventually became the norm for much of the land west of the Appalachians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Declaration of Independence

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A)  borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents. 
B)  was never formally approved by the Second Continental Congress. 
C)  avoided making any direct criticism of the king. 
D)  called for the formation of a two-party democracy. 
E)  originally recommended that all slaves be freed. 
A)  borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents. 
B)  was never formally approved by the Second Continental Congress. 
C)  avoided making any direct criticism of the king. 
D)  called for the formation of a two-party democracy. 
E)  originally recommended that all slaves be freed.

Question 5

The British commander in the Battle of Saratoga was ________.

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The answer of The British commander in the Battle of...

Question 6

New state constitutions drafted during the Revolutionary War sought to expand the power of the executive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The American Revolution did little to change the legal status of American women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

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The Articles of Confederation, which ser

Question 9

During the Revolutionary War,the Iroquois Confederacy was united in its allegiance to Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As a result of the American Revolution,the ________ denomination was weakened in the colonies because its followers practiced pacifism.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As a result of the American Revolution,the...

Question 11

Every new state constitution prevented the state's governor from holding a seat in the state legislature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Following the American Revolution,as the republic took shape in the 1780s,greater social importance was attached to women in the role of

Accepted Answer

A)  wives. 
B)  feminists. 
C)  citizens. 
D)  nurses. 
E)  mothers. 
A)  wives. 
B)  feminists. 
C)  citizens. 
D)  nurses. 
E)  mothers.

Question 13

As commander of the Continental army,George Washington

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A)  had no shortage of Americans willing to volunteer to fight the British. 
B)  had no previous actual military experience. 
C)  was an early critic of independence. 
D)  saw Congress leave all important military decisions up to his judgment. 
E)  was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots. 
A)  had no shortage of Americans willing to volunteer to fight the British. 
B)  had no previous actual military experience. 
C)  was an early critic of independence. 
D)  saw Congress leave all important military decisions up to his judgment. 
E)  was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots.

Question 14

Considering the events from 1763 to 1781,what could England have done differently to either prevent war or be more successful in waging war?

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To prevent war or be more successful in

Question 15

In 1775,as conflicts with England intensified,American colonists

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A)  made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war. 
B)  were deeply divided about what they were fighting for. 
C)  believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them. 
D)  saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. 
E)  considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army. 
A)  made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war. 
B)  were deeply divided about what they were fighting for. 
C)  believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them. 
D)  saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. 
E)  considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army.

Question 16

When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night,1776,he was intent on surprising

Accepted Answer

A)  American Loyalists. 
B)  Indians. 
C)  the Hessians. 
D)  British regulars. 
E)  William Howe. 
A)  American Loyalists. 
B)  Indians. 
C)  the Hessians. 
D)  British regulars. 
E)  William Howe.

Question 17

Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because

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A)  hard currency was scarce. 
B)  the printing of paper money was illegal. 
C)  foreign nations refused to loan money for the war effort. 
D)  bonds were not yet in use. 
E)  the colonists' wealth had all been kept in London. 
A)  hard currency was scarce. 
B)  the printing of paper money was illegal. 
C)  foreign nations refused to loan money for the war effort. 
D)  bonds were not yet in use. 
E)  the colonists' wealth had all been kept in London.

Question 18

Only a few of the new state constitutions provided for a two-house legislature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The principal Americans who negotiated the peace terms with the British were

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and John Adams. 
C)  John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Huntington. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. 
A)  Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and John Adams. 
C)  John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Huntington. 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.

Question 20

Both Quakers and Catholics were strengthened as a result of their support for the Patriot cause and the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The American Revolution

Many American colonists were enraged when the British began recruiting German mercenaries known as ________.

Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal

The precise rectangular grid pattern imposed on the Northwest Territory eventually became the norm for much of the land west of the Appalachians.

The Declaration of Independence

The British commander in the Battle of Saratoga was ________.

New state constitutions drafted during the Revolutionary War sought to expand the power of the executive.

The American Revolution did little to change the legal status of American women.

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

During the Revolutionary War,the Iroquois Confederacy was united in its allegiance to Great Britain.

As a result of the American Revolution,the ________ denomination was weakened in the colonies because its followers practiced pacifism.

Every new state constitution prevented the state's governor from holding a seat in the state legislature.

Following the American Revolution,as the republic took shape in the 1780s,greater social importance was attached to women in the role of

As commander of the Continental army,George Washington

Considering the events from 1763 to 1781,what could England have done differently to either prevent war or be more successful in waging war?

In 1775,as conflicts with England intensified,American colonists

When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night,1776,he was intent on surprising

Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because

Only a few of the new state constitutions provided for a two-house legislature.

The principal Americans who negotiated the peace terms with the British were

Both Quakers and Catholics were strengthened as a result of their support for the Patriot cause and the Revolutionary War.

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Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

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Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

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Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

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The Great Depression

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The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

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Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

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