Question 1

What was the most significant reason why Thomas Jefferson wanted public education and the creation of the University of Virginia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would help religion flourish in America and increase toleration. 
B)  Education would spark technological development. 
C)  The size of the merchant class would increase. 
D)  It would raise up the general populace,making the people more informed voters. 
E)  Relations with the Native Americans would improve,creating peace in the Ohio Valley. 
A)  It would help religion flourish in America and increase toleration. 
B)  Education would spark technological development. 
C)  The size of the merchant class would increase. 
D)  It would raise up the general populace,making the people more informed voters. 
E)  Relations with the Native Americans would improve,creating peace in the Ohio Valley.

Question 2

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

Accepted Answer

A)  A poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom. 
B)  A fund-raiser for the Ladies' Association,whose efforts fed nearly starving men at Valley Forge. 
C)  A pamphleteer whose ringing protests reminded Bostonians that women,too,cared about liberty. 
D)  A woman who,disguised as a man,died while fighting during the Yorktown campaign. 
E)  A slave who helped dozens of other slaves escape to freedom behind British lines. 
A)  A poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom. 
B)  A fund-raiser for the Ladies' Association,whose efforts fed nearly starving men at Valley Forge. 
C)  A pamphleteer whose ringing protests reminded Bostonians that women,too,cared about liberty. 
D)  A woman who,disguised as a man,died while fighting during the Yorktown campaign. 
E)  A slave who helped dozens of other slaves escape to freedom behind British lines.

Question 3

In the 1770s and 1780s,what was a characteristic of voting rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were not uniform,as each state's constitution had different stipulations. 
B)  A person of any religious faith could vote. 
C)  No African-Americans were allowed to vote. 
D)  Women could vote in the New England states. 
E)  In every state,a person had to demonstrate his wealth by showing a land deed or bank account. 
A)  They were not uniform,as each state's constitution had different stipulations. 
B)  A person of any religious faith could vote. 
C)  No African-Americans were allowed to vote. 
D)  Women could vote in the New England states. 
E)  In every state,a person had to demonstrate his wealth by showing a land deed or bank account.

Question 4

To deal with a wartime economic crisis in 1779,Congress urged states to:

Accepted Answer

A)  allow the free market to operate without regulation. 
B)  adopt measures to fix wages and prices. 
C)  establish food banks to distribute food to the needy. 
D)  raise taxes on the wealthy. 
E)  seek loans from friendly European governments. 
A)  allow the free market to operate without regulation. 
B)  adopt measures to fix wages and prices. 
C)  establish food banks to distribute food to the needy. 
D)  raise taxes on the wealthy. 
E)  seek loans from friendly European governments.

Question 5

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-James Otis

Accepted Answer

A) black poet 
B) Pennsylvania radical 
C) Thoughts on Government author 
D) burned forty Indian towns 
E) America's first Roman Catholic bishop
F)director of congressional fiscal policy
G)The Selling of Joseph author
H)wrote of universal freedom,even for blacks
I)drafted Virginia's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"
J)"Remember the ladies"
K)The Wealth of Nations author
L)Mohawk Indian 
A) black poet 
B) Pennsylvania radical 
C) Thoughts on Government author 
D) burned forty Indian towns 
E) America's first Roman Catholic bishop
F)director of congressional fiscal policy
G)The Selling of Joseph author
H)wrote of universal freedom,even for blacks
I)drafted Virginia's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"
J)"Remember the ladies"
K)The Wealth of Nations author
L)Mohawk Indian

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ladies' Association

Accepted Answer

A) raised funds to assist American soldiers 
B) working for wages,or owning a farm or shop 
C) an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church 
D) "School of political democracy" 
E) retained their allegiance to the crown
F)fighting for the American cause
G)Revolution undermined church authority among this group
H)responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
I)the right to vote
J)action slaves took for their immediate release
K)ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
L)settlement in Africa for freed slaves 
A) raised funds to assist American soldiers 
B) working for wages,or owning a farm or shop 
C) an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church 
D) "School of political democracy" 
E) retained their allegiance to the crown
F)fighting for the American cause
G)Revolution undermined church authority among this group
H)responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
I)the right to vote
J)action slaves took for their immediate release
K)ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
L)settlement in Africa for freed slaves

Question 7

In regard to rights for women,Abigail Adams:

Accepted Answer

A)  insisted that women accept their lower status in society. 
B)  feared that women would be distracted from doing domestic chores if they read books. 
C)  wanted women to be eligible to be president. 
D)  believed laws should not ignore women. 
E)  thought women should be tyrannical in demanding more rights. 
A)  insisted that women accept their lower status in society. 
B)  feared that women would be distracted from doing domestic chores if they read books. 
C)  wanted women to be eligible to be president. 
D)  believed laws should not ignore women. 
E)  thought women should be tyrannical in demanding more rights.

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-borderlands

Accepted Answer

The term "borderlands" refers to the are

Question 9

As a result of the religious freedom created by the Revolution:

Accepted Answer

A)  organized religion became less important in American life over the next thirty years. 
B)  upstart churches began challenging the well-established churches. 
C)  the number of religious denominations in the United States declined. 
D)  violent struggles between religious groups were not uncommon in the backcountry. 
E)  tax-supported churches flourished in every state in the new nation. 
A)  organized religion became less important in American life over the next thirty years. 
B)  upstart churches began challenging the well-established churches. 
C)  the number of religious denominations in the United States declined. 
D)  violent struggles between religious groups were not uncommon in the backcountry. 
E)  tax-supported churches flourished in every state in the new nation.

Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Phillis Wheatley

Accepted Answer

Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753 – December 5,

Question 11

The men who served in the Revolution through militias were empowered and demanded certain rights,thereby establishing the tradition that service in the army enabled excluded groups to stake a claim to full citizenship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-free trade

Accepted Answer

Free trade refers to the economic policy

Question 13

How did Pennsylvania display the Revolutionary War's radical potential?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Franklin's departure for France left control of the state up for grabs,and the lower classes took over. 
B)  The prewar elite had supported independence,then tried to negotiate with Great Britain,costing themselves the respect of the lower classes,who took power from them. 
C)  Philadelphia's artisan and lower-class communities took control and put a new emphasis on freedom and on more democratic politics. 
D)  The Second Continental Congress had to take over the state when the people voted to abolish the position of governor,thereby showing how the new nation's power dynamic would differ greatly from the old system. 
E)  Just through the population retaining the old style of government,they demonstrated that major change was possible without uprooting the whole system. 
A)  Benjamin Franklin's departure for France left control of the state up for grabs,and the lower classes took over. 
B)  The prewar elite had supported independence,then tried to negotiate with Great Britain,costing themselves the respect of the lower classes,who took power from them. 
C)  Philadelphia's artisan and lower-class communities took control and put a new emphasis on freedom and on more democratic politics. 
D)  The Second Continental Congress had to take over the state when the people voted to abolish the position of governor,thereby showing how the new nation's power dynamic would differ greatly from the old system. 
E)  Just through the population retaining the old style of government,they demonstrated that major change was possible without uprooting the whole system.

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Loyalists

Accepted Answer

A) raised funds to assist American soldiers 
B) working for wages,or owning a farm or shop 
C) an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church 
D) "School of political democracy" 
E) retained their allegiance to the crown
F)fighting for the American cause
G)Revolution undermined church authority among this group
H)responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
I)the right to vote
J)action slaves took for their immediate release
K)ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
L)settlement in Africa for freed slaves 
A) raised funds to assist American soldiers 
B) working for wages,or owning a farm or shop 
C) an offensive term for the rituals of the Catholic Church 
D) "School of political democracy" 
E) retained their allegiance to the crown
F)fighting for the American cause
G)Revolution undermined church authority among this group
H)responsible for raising the next generation of leaders
I)the right to vote
J)action slaves took for their immediate release
K)ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public good
L)settlement in Africa for freed slaves

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson claimed that no nation could expect to be ignorant and free.Explain what he meant by this.How did he define virtue,and how was that important to his vision?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson's statement that "no na

Question 16

Which state's constitution granted suffrage to all "inhabitants" who met a property qualification,allowing property-owning women to vote until an 1807 amendment limited suffrage to males?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  New Jersey. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Pennsylvania. 
A)  New York. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  New Jersey. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Pennsylvania.

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Adam Smith

Accepted Answer

A) black poet 
B) Pennsylvania radical 
C) Thoughts on Government author 
D) burned forty Indian towns 
E) America's first Roman Catholic bishop
F)director of congressional fiscal policy
G)The Selling of Joseph author
H)wrote of universal freedom,even for blacks
I)drafted Virginia's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"
J)"Remember the ladies"
K)The Wealth of Nations author
L)Mohawk Indian 
A) black poet 
B) Pennsylvania radical 
C) Thoughts on Government author 
D) burned forty Indian towns 
E) America's first Roman Catholic bishop
F)director of congressional fiscal policy
G)The Selling of Joseph author
H)wrote of universal freedom,even for blacks
I)drafted Virginia's "Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom"
J)"Remember the ladies"
K)The Wealth of Nations author
L)Mohawk Indian

Question 18

How did the War for Independence affect anti-Catholicism in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-Catholicism increased when Quebec Catholics volunteered in large numbers for the British army. 
B)  Because Americans resented Catholic France negotiating a separate peace with Great Britain,anti-Catholicism became more prevalent. 
C)  Independence led the states to impose anti-Catholic laws that they had been unable to adopt when they were under British control. 
D)  The alliance with France,a predominantly Catholic country,helped diminish American anti-Catholicism. 
E)  Spain's wartime aid to Britain led Georgian colonists to attack Catholic missions in Florida. 
A)  Anti-Catholicism increased when Quebec Catholics volunteered in large numbers for the British army. 
B)  Because Americans resented Catholic France negotiating a separate peace with Great Britain,anti-Catholicism became more prevalent. 
C)  Independence led the states to impose anti-Catholic laws that they had been unable to adopt when they were under British control. 
D)  The alliance with France,a predominantly Catholic country,helped diminish American anti-Catholicism. 
E)  Spain's wartime aid to Britain led Georgian colonists to attack Catholic missions in Florida.

Question 19

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life.Who was a notable exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington. 
B)  John Adams. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin. 
E)  James Madison. 
A)  George Washington. 
B)  John Adams. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  Benjamin Franklin. 
E)  James Madison.

Question 20

The free black population increased from about 10,000 in 1776 to more than a million by 1800.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What was the most significant reason why Thomas Jefferson wanted public education and the creation of the University of Virginia?

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

In the 1770s and 1780s,what was a characteristic of voting rights?

To deal with a wartime economic crisis in 1779,Congress urged states to:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -James Otis

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ladies' Association

In regard to rights for women,Abigail Adams:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -borderlands

As a result of the religious freedom created by the Revolution:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Phillis Wheatley

The men who served in the Revolution through militias were empowered and demanded certain rights,thereby establishing the tradition that service in the army enabled excluded groups to stake a claim to full citizenship.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -free trade

How did Pennsylvania display the Revolutionary War's radical potential?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Loyalists

Thomas Jefferson claimed that no nation could expect to be ignorant and free.Explain what he meant by this.How did he define virtue,and how was that important to his vision?

Which state's constitution granted suffrage to all "inhabitants" who met a property qualification,allowing property-owning women to vote until an 1807 amendment limited suffrage to males?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Adam Smith

How did the War for Independence affect anti-Catholicism in America?

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life.Who was a notable exception?

The free black population increased from about 10,000 in 1776 to more than a million by 1800.

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 6: the Revolution Within

What was the most significant reason why Thomas Jefferson wanted public education and the creation of the University of Virginia?

Who was Phillis Wheatley?

In the 1770s and 1780s,what was a characteristic of voting rights?

To deal with a wartime economic crisis in 1779,Congress urged states to:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -James Otis

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ladies' Association

In regard to rights for women,Abigail Adams:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -borderlands

As a result of the religious freedom created by the Revolution:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Phillis Wheatley

The men who served in the Revolution through militias were empowered and demanded certain rights,thereby establishing the tradition that service in the army enabled excluded groups to stake a claim to full citizenship.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -free trade

How did Pennsylvania display the Revolutionary War's radical potential?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Loyalists

Thomas Jefferson claimed that no nation could expect to be ignorant and free.Explain what he meant by this.How did he define virtue,and how was that important to his vision?

Which state's constitution granted suffrage to all "inhabitants" who met a property qualification,allowing property-owning women to vote until an 1807 amendment limited suffrage to males?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Adam Smith

How did the War for Independence affect anti-Catholicism in America?

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life.Who was a notable exception?

The free black population increased from about 10,000 in 1776 to more than a million by 1800.

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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