Question 1

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 2

Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal

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A)   executive.
B)   judiciary.
C)   Congress.
D)   bureaucracy.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when states gave up their

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A)   power to make war.
B)   power to regulate trade.
C)   plans for emancipation.
D)   claims to western lands.
E)   right to levy their own taxes.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

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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Question 5

During the American Revolution,enslaved African Americans in the colonies

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A)   joined the British army in large numbers to fight against their American masters.
B)   were not significantly affected by the conflict.
C)   tried to help Loyalists escape to Canada in exchange for their freedom.
D)   were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war effort.
E)   were offered their freedom by Americans if they fought against the British.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

As a result of the American Revolution,the Anglican Church in America was

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A)   praised by Patriots for supporting independence.
B)   banned in most colonies.
C)   tried for aiding and abetting the British.
D)   made the official religion of Virginia.
E)   weakened.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

was both a turning point in the Revolutionary War and a victory for the colonists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In early 1778,France

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A)   expelled the colonies' diplomats, including Benjamin Franklin, from Paris.
B)   declared war on both England and Spain.
C)   agreed to give the Americans money and supplies, but withheld their soldiers.
D)   withdrew military naval support from the U.S., but continued to provide monetary assistance and supplies.
E)   recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandoning the war effort.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Who did the Congress send to London as a minister in 1784 to resolve the differences between the Confederation and the British regarding the peace treaty of 1783?

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A)   James Madison
B)   Benjamin Franklin
C)   John Jay
D)   John Adams
E)   George WashingtonF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Cornwallis's defeat at Yorktown led not only to the resignation of Lord North as prime minister,but to public outcries in England against continuing the war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During the American Revolution,female "camp followers"

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A)   played traditional female roles and were not involved in combat.
B)   were prostitutes.
C)   served to maintain traditional gender distinctions.
D)   assisted in the support of regular troops.
E)   often inadvertently betrayed the position of Washington's army.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Which statement about slavery in America in the 1780s is true?

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A)   Virginia passed a law forbidding the manumission of slaves.
B)   Many southern states prohibited the importation of slaves from abroad.
C)   Most whites believed blacks should be integrated into American society as equals.
D)   The strongest forces against slavery were found in the western colonies.
E)   In no state was it illegal.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

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

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A)   American Loyalists.
B)   Indians.
C)   William Howe.
D)   British regulars.
E)   the Hessians.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

The core American political ideology of the post-war period considered the success of the new republican governments to be dependent on

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A)   independent landowners.
B)   a strong central governing authority.
C)   the development of heavy industry.
D)   the creation of a strong military.
E)   westward expansion.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

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

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A)   wives.
B)   feminists.
C)   mothers.
D)   citizens.
E)   nurses.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 17

of the Revolutionary War?

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

Question 18

As commander of the Continental army,George Washington

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

Question 19

What was the legacy of the American Revolution for Native Americans?

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Question 20

Which of the following nations remained America's most important ally during the American Revolution?

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A)   the Netherlands
B)   Spain
C)   Portugal
D)   France
E)   CanadaF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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