In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists |
were deeply divided about what they were fighting for |
Published in January 1776, Common Sense was written by |
Thomas Paine |
The author of Common Sense |
considered the English constitution to be greatest problem facing the colonists. |
The Declaration Of Independence |
borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents |
Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because |
hard currency was scarce |
The war effort by American colonists would be financed primarily by |
borrowing from abroad |
As commander of the Continental army, George Washington |
was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots |
At the start of the Revolution, American advantages over the British included a |
greater commitment to the war |
Which of the following took place during the first phase (1775-1776) of the Revolutionary war? |
British troops evacuated Boston |
In the Battle of Bunker Hill |
the British suffered heavy casualties |
During the second phase (1776-1778 of the American Revolution, British military efforts were hampered by |
A series of tactical blunderers and misfortunes |
When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night,1776, he was intent on suprising |
The Hessians |
Among the following, who was NOT a British general during the American Revolution |
Horation Gates |
The British military campaigns of 1777 saw |
General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga |
During the American Revolution, the Iroquois Confederacy officially |
declared its neutrality |
In early 1778, France |
worried that the United States would quit the war against the British |
In the aftermath of the Declaration Of Independence the colonies began to call themselves states, why? |
The belief that each was a sovereign entity |
Which of the following opposed England during the American Revolution |
The Netherlands |
In the final phase (1778-1781) of the American Revolution, the British |
badly overestimated the support of American Loyalists |
As the fighting in the final phase(1778-1781) of the American Revolution carried into communities previously isolated from the war |
support for independence greatly increased |
Which of the following statements regarding Benedict Arnold is FALSE |
Arnold spent the last years of the Revolution as a prisoner of war |
Which of the following was a scene of a substantial British victory in the final phase(1778-1781) of the American Revolution |
Charlestown |
Which of the following statements regarding General Nathaniel Green is FALSE |
He led American forcs to victory in the battle at yorktown |
The battle of Yorktown involved |
a combined French and American army and navy |
The principle Americans who negotiated the peace terms with the British were |
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay |
Under the terms of the Treaty Of Paris of 1783, |
the United States gained formal British recognition of American Independence |
During the American Revolution, Loyalists |
Constituted perhaps as many as 1/3 of the white colonial population |
As a result of the American Revolution, the Anglican Church in America was |
weakened |
During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the colonies |
were assisted by the British to escape as a way to disrupt the American war effort |
The fear of _____ helped prevent English colonists in the Caribbean islands form joining with the continental Americans in the revolt against Britain |
slave rebellions |
Which of the following statements regarding the American Revolution and Native Americans is FALSE |
Most Indian tribes ultimately chose to fight on the side of the British |
During the American Revolution, female "camp followers" |
assisted in the support of regular troops |
Regarding the status of women, the effect of the American Revolution |
led some women to question their position in society |
In 1776, Abigail Adams was an advocate for . |
new protections against abusive and tyrannical men. |
The prominent eighteenth century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest emphasis on the right of women to |
obtain an education |
In colonial America, under English common law a married women |
could not own property |
Following the American Revolution,as the republic took shape in the 1780’s, greater social importance was attached to women in the role of |
mothers |
Post-Revolution American trade was strengthened by |
the closing of British ports to American trade |
In the thinking of most American political leaders, the success of their new republican governments depended on |
independent landowners |
For most Revolutionary American political thinkers, the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of |
opportunity |
During the 1780’s in every new state constitution |
Governors were prevented from holding a seat in Legislature |
During the 1780’s, most state governments |
moved to limit popular power |
In 1780, Massachusetts sought to revise the power of the governor by |
having him elected directly by the poeple |
The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786 |
called for a complete separation of church and state |
In the 1780’s, which statement about slavery in America was true? |
Many southern states prohibited the importation of slaves from abroad |
Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal |
Congress |
Under the Articles Of Confederation, the national government had the power to |
borrow and issue money |
Under the Articles of Confederation |
each state had one vote in congress |
The Articles of Confederation were adopted when states gave up their |
claims to western lands |
Shortly after signing the Treaty Of Paris of 1783, the British government |
restricted American access to British markets |
Who did 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? |
John Adams |
The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to |
provide for the admission of new states into the union |
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio, guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the effected areas, prohibited slavery within the effected areas,abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance ALL THESE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT!!!!! |
In the early 1790’s the efforts of Little Turtle represented an attempt by Indians to |
resist white expansions by military force |
The 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers |
forced the Miami Indians into negotiations with the United States |
The 1795 Treaty of Greenville |
led the United States to recognize the sovereignty of Indian nations |
As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780, Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded |
a moratorium on debt collection |
One effect of Shays Rebellion was that it |
contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform |
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