Question 1

In the thinking of most American political leaders,the success of their new republican governments depended on

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A)  a strong defense of civil liberties.
B)  the development of industries.
C)  westward expansion.
D)  the creation of a strong military.
E)  independent landowners.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following took place during the first phase (1775-76) of the Revolutionary War?

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A)  British troops evacuated Boston.
B)  American troops captured Quebec.
C)  The British won a significant victory in North Carolina.
D)  American troops took Nova Scotia.
E)  British troops under William Howe captured Philadelphia.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Following the American Revolution,the first state to make slavery illegal was

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A)  New York.
B)  New Hampshire.
C)  South Carolina.
D)  Rhode Island.
E)  Pennsylvania.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

________ led a failed rebellion of New England farmers during the late1780s.

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Question 5

Thomas Jefferson commonly referred to Native Americans as "________."

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Question 6

When the United States began as a nation,most citizens were independent property holders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Considering the causes that led to the American Revolution,make a case that the Articles of Confederation were a logical form of government for the revolutionaries to adopt.

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Question 8

Loyalists during the American Revolution

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A)  were forced to leave the colonies soon after the war began.
B)  were nearly all office holders in the English government.
C)  were forbidden by the Patriots to move to England until the war had ended.
D)  constituted perhaps as many as one-third of the white colonial population.
E)  freed their slaves to help augment British forces in the colonies.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the structure of government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.

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The Articles of Confederation, the first...

Question 10

As the fighting in the final phase (1778-81) of the American Revolution 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.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

In the mid-1780s,southern states decided to go along with surrendering control of the Mississippi River,in exchange for trade concessions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Like Bacon's Rebellion,Shays's Rebellion occurred in Virginia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Declaration of Independence borrowed heavily from previously written colonial documents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

During the second phase (1776-78) 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.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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

In 1780,Massachusetts sought to revise the power of the governor by

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A)  allowing the legislature to set the governor's salary.
B)  having him elected directly by the people.
C)  taking away his authority to veto legislation.
D)  permitting him to sit in the legislature.
E)  granting him the power to tax.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Compare the leading personalities on both sides in an explanation as to why the upstart United States was able to defeat England.

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The leading personalities on the America...

Question 19

During the 1780s,most state governments

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A)  did not embrace direct popular rule.
B)  were notable for their stability.
C)  found it difficult to revise their constitutions.
D)  remained strongly elitist.
E)  got rid of property requirements for voters.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The American Revolution

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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the structure of government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.

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