Question 1

The prominent eighteenth-century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest emphasis on the right of women to

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A)  vote. 
B)  own property. 
C)  divorce. 
D)  obtain an education. 
E)  serve in combat. 
A)  vote. 
B)  own property. 
C)  divorce. 
D)  obtain an education. 
E)  serve in combat.

Question 2

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)  created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio. 
B)  guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas. 
C)  prohibited slavery within the affected areas. 
D)  abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio. 
B)  guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas. 
C)  prohibited slavery within the affected areas. 
D)  abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 3

In writing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson borrowed from the contract theory of ________.

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The answer of In writing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson...

Question 4

Both Congress,under the Articles of Confederation,and the various state legislatures had the power to independently tax individual Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The 1795 Treaty of Greenville

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A)  allowed the Miami Indians navigation rights to the Mississippi. 
B)  compelled the Miami Indians to move out of the Ohio Valley. 
C)  was never signed by any Indian leaders. 
D)  removed all restrictions to white settlement of the Ohio Valley. 
E)  led the United States to affirm that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves. 
A)  allowed the Miami Indians navigation rights to the Mississippi. 
B)  compelled the Miami Indians to move out of the Ohio Valley. 
C)  was never signed by any Indian leaders. 
D)  removed all restrictions to white settlement of the Ohio Valley. 
E)  led the United States to affirm that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves.

Question 6

During the second phase (1776-1778)of the American Revolution,British military efforts were hampered by

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A)  a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes. 
B)  a severe shortage of new soldiers coming from England. 
C)  an American blockade of British ships. 
D)  the American capture of the commanding British general. 
E)  American alliances with Native American tribes in the region. 
A)  a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes. 
B)  a severe shortage of new soldiers coming from England. 
C)  an American blockade of British ships. 
D)  the American capture of the commanding British general. 
E)  American alliances with Native American tribes in the region.

Question 7

As the fighting in the final phase of the American Revolution (1778-1781)carried into communities previously isolated from the war,

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A)  local criticism of Patriots increased. 
B)  American armies engaged in more large, open-field battles. 
C)  support for independence greatly increased. 
D)  large segments of the American population became war refugees. 
E)  more Loyalists began actively helping the British. 
A)  local criticism of Patriots increased. 
B)  American armies engaged in more large, open-field battles. 
C)  support for independence greatly increased. 
D)  large segments of the American population became war refugees. 
E)  more Loyalists began actively helping the British.

Question 8

Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?

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The American Revolution had a complex im

Question 10

Throughout the 1780s,the British government refused to send a diplomatic minister to America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For some African Americans,the Revolution meant increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One effect the Declaration of Independence had was that individual colonies were motivated to reconstitute themselves as "states."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The government plan adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 was called the ________.

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Articles o

Question 14

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

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A)  was written by James Madison. 
B)  called for a complete separation of church and state. 
C)  gave all religious denominations special privileges within the state. 
D)  only applied to Christian denominations. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was written by James Madison. 
B)  called for a complete separation of church and state. 
C)  gave all religious denominations special privileges within the state. 
D)  only applied to Christian denominations. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 15

In 1780,Massachusetts began a trend by expanding the power of the state's governor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The influence of the Anglican Church in the United States was strengthened as a result of the Revolutionary War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

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A)  General William Howe stay in camp when he was supposed to have moved south. 
B)  General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga. 
C)  a major American victory at Philadelphia. 
D)  the British surround and lay siege to George Washington's army at Valley Forge. 
E)  the British retake Boston and set it afire. 
A)  General William Howe stay in camp when he was supposed to have moved south. 
B)  General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga. 
C)  a major American victory at Philadelphia. 
D)  the British surround and lay siege to George Washington's army at Valley Forge. 
E)  the British retake Boston and set it afire.

Question 18

Shays's Rebellion was such a failure that it lessened the sense of need for a new federal constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Published in January 1776,Common Sense was written by

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A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Thomas Paine. 
C)  James Madison. 
D)  Ben Franklin. 
E)  James Otis. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  Thomas Paine. 
C)  James Madison. 
D)  Ben Franklin. 
E)  James Otis.

Question 20

Which of the following statements regarding General Nathaniel Greene is FALSE?

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A)  He led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown. 
B)  He divided his forces into fast-moving contingents to confuse and exasperate Cornwallis. 
C)  He was one of the most effective commanders in the American army. 
D)  He replaced Horatio Gates as commander of the southern forces in the Continental army. 
E)  He was forced to withdraw at Guilford Court House after inflicting heavy losses. 
A)  He led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown. 
B)  He divided his forces into fast-moving contingents to confuse and exasperate Cornwallis. 
C)  He was one of the most effective commanders in the American army. 
D)  He replaced Horatio Gates as commander of the southern forces in the Continental army. 
E)  He was forced to withdraw at Guilford Court House after inflicting heavy losses.

Exam 5: The American Revolution

The prominent eighteenth-century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest emphasis on the right of women to

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

In writing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson borrowed from the contract theory of ________.

Both Congress,under the Articles of Confederation,and the various state legislatures had the power to independently tax individual Americans.

The 1795 Treaty of Greenville

During the second phase (1776-1778)of the American Revolution,British military efforts were hampered by

As the fighting in the final phase of the American Revolution (1778-1781)carried into communities previously isolated from the war,

Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?

Throughout the 1780s,the British government refused to send a diplomatic minister to America.

For some African Americans,the Revolution meant increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

One effect the Declaration of Independence had was that individual colonies were motivated to reconstitute themselves as "states."

The government plan adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 was called the ________.

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

In 1780,Massachusetts began a trend by expanding the power of the state's governor.

The influence of the Anglican Church in the United States was strengthened as a result of the Revolutionary War.

The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

Shays's Rebellion was such a failure that it lessened the sense of need for a new federal constitution.

Published in January 1776,Common Sense was written by

Which of the following statements regarding General Nathaniel Greene is FALSE?

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