Question 1

The principal Americans who negotiated the peace terms with the British were

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A)  Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
B)  Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and John Adams.
C)  John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Huntington.
D)  Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
E)  Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

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 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The 1795 Treaty of Greenville

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A)  allowed the Miami Indians navigation rights to the Mississippi.
B)  compelled the Miami Indians to move out of the Ohio Valley.
C)  was never signed by any Indian leaders.
D)  removed all restrictions to white settlement of the Ohio Valley.
E)  led the United States to recognize the sovereignty of Indian nations.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Which of the following nations opposed England during the American Revolution?

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A)  Belgium
B)  Canada
C)  the Netherlands
D)  Portugal
E)  SwedenF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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 8

Detail the problems facing the Confederation over the issue of western land and explain its success in resolving many of those problems.

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Question 9

Every new state constitution prevented the state's governor from holding a seat in the state legislature.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In early 1778, France

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A)  refused to recognize the United States as a sovereign nation.
B)  expelled the colonies' diplomats, including Benjamin Franklin, from Paris.
C)  agreed to give the Americans money and supplies but withheld its soldiers.
D)  declared war on both England and Spain.
E)  worried that the United States would quit the war against the British.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Considering the events from 1763 to 1781, what could England have done differently to either prevent war, or be more successful in waging war?

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Question 12

The general assumptions of American republicanism were modeled after French thinkers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the final phase (1778-81)  of the American Revolution, the British

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A)  mounted its largest military assault against the Continental Army.
B)  badly overestimated the support of American Loyalists.
C)  made a focused effort to win public support in the northern colonies.
D)  concentrated its efforts on capturing individual Patriots.
E)  began a policy of "total war" that resulted in several cities being burned to the ground.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783,

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A)  the United States gained formal British recognition of American independence.
B)  Spain received Gibraltar from the English.
C)  the United States received all territory east of the Rocky Mountains.
D)  France received Canada from the English.
E)  England was forced to pay reparations to the new American nation.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

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 16

Under the Articles of Confederation

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A)  each state had one vote in Congress.
B)  all states had to approve any important measure.
C)  there could be no amendments to the Articles.
D)  no legislation could be passed without all states voting on the issue.
E)  the executive had the power to veto legislative decisions.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Under English common law, a single woman had greater legal rights than a married woman.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding Benedict Arnold is FALSE?

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A)  Arnold was an American military hero early in the war.
B)  During the war, Arnold grew convinced the American cause was hopeless.
C)  Arnold conspired with the British to betray a Patriot stronghold at West Point, New York.
D)  Arnold had previously foiled the advance of Barry St.Leger into the Mohawk Valley.
E)  Arnold spent the last years of the Revolution as a prisoner of war.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Only a few of the new state constitutions provided for a two-house legislature.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The American Revolution

Every new state constitution prevented the state's governor from holding a seat in the state legislature.

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Considering the events from 1763 to 1781, what could England have done differently to either prevent war, or be more successful in waging war?

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Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783,

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Only a few of the new state constitutions provided for a two-house legislature.

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Which of the following nations opposed England during the American Revolution?

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

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Which of the following statements regarding Benedict Arnold is FALSE?

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The influence of the Anglican Church in the United States was strengthened as a result of the Revolutionary War.

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In the final phase (1778-81) of the American Revolution, the British

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

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

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Detail the problems facing the Confederation over the issue of western land and explain its success in resolving many of those problems.

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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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Under the Articles of Confederation

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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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The general assumptions of American republicanism were modeled after French thinkers.

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The principal Americans who negotiated the peace terms with the British were

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The 1795 Treaty of Greenville

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In early 1778, France

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Under English common law, a single woman had greater legal rights than a married woman.

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