Question 1

When George Washington took command of the Continental army,he did not have a great deal of public confidence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783,the British government

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A)   evacuated its forts in America.
B)   attempted to purchase Florida.
C)   made restitution to slaveholders for slaves the British army had confiscated during the war.
D)   restricted American access to British markets.
E)   declared war on Spain to take its New World colonies away.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

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 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Americans violated their alliance with France by negotiating a peace with Great Britain without informing the French.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s,Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded

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A)   renewed trade agreements with England.
B)   the nation's capital be moved to New England.
C)   the right to vote for all white men, regardless of property holdings.
D)   a moratorium on debt collection.
E)   an end to paper currency.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 7

For most Revolutionary American political thinkers,the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of

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A)   opportunity and of condition.
B)   rights, regardless of race, sex, or property.
C)   rights and of condition.
D)   opportunity.
E)   condition.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

By the end of the Revolutionary War,the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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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One could argue that the Articles of Con...

Question 10

carried into communities previously isolated from the war,

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

Question 11

Describe the significance France played in the American Revolution.

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France played a significant role in the ...

Question 12

In composing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson borrowed heavily from the political theories of Thomas Hobbes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to

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A)   compromise on the question of slavery expanding into the territories.
B)   enhance the power of the central government.
C)   provide for the admission of new states into the union.
D)   gain redress from the English at the expense of Native Americans.
E)   eliminate slavery in the western states.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

During the 1780s,most state governments

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A)   eliminated property requirements for voters.
B)   moved to limit popular power.
C)   were notable for their stability.
D)   remained strongly elitist.
E)   found it difficult to revise their constitutions.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Women,sometimes by choice but more often by necessity,flocked to the camps of the Patriot armies during the Revolutionary War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The efforts of Little Turtle in the early 1790s represented an attempt by Indians to

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A)   negotiate the sale of Indian lands.
B)   resist white expansion by military force.
C)   maintain their lands given through treaties.
D)   accommodate white settlers.
E)   encourage England to mediate a settlement between Indians and the new nation.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Under the Articles of Confederation,the national government had the power to

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A)   draft troops.
B)   levy direct taxes on the people.
C)   override state laws.
D)   regulate trade.
E)   borrow and issue money.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The republican concept of equality included the belief that not all people would live equally.

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A) True 
 B)False

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When George Washington took command of the Continental army,he did not have a great deal of public confidence.

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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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As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s,Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded

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

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For most Revolutionary American political thinkers,the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of

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

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

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During the 1780s,most state governments

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By the end of the Revolutionary War,the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

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carried into communities previously isolated from the war,

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In composing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson borrowed heavily from the political theories of Thomas Hobbes.

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The efforts of Little Turtle in the early 1790s represented an attempt by Indians to

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Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783,the British government

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

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The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to

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Describe the significance France played in the American Revolution.

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The Americans violated their alliance with France by negotiating a peace with Great Britain without informing the French.

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Women,sometimes by choice but more often by necessity,flocked to the camps of the Patriot armies during the Revolutionary War.

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The republican concept of equality included the belief that not all people would live equally.

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