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HIST 7A Chapter 5 The American Revolution

HIST 7A Chapter 5 The American Revolution

Question 1 of 50

1

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is an important work because it

Select one of the following:

  • supported the concept of the English constitution.

  • helped Americans reconcile their differences with England.

  • argued that William Pitt could be reasonably dealt with.

  • argued that Parliament, not the king, was the enemy.

  • persuaded Americans that no reconciliation with Britain was possible.

Explanation

Question 2 of 50

1

The Declaration of Independence stated that governments were formed to

Select one of the following:

  • promote democracy.

  • give men an opportunity to exert power.

  • control every aspect of human thought and action.

  • reward loyal servants of the state.

  • protect a person’s life, freedom, and right to pursue happiness.

Explanation

Question 3 of 50

1

After the initial surge of patriotism, American troops

Select one of the following:

  • came from both conscription and payment of bounties.

  • came primarily from volunteers.

  • immediately came under the control of the federal government.

  • were primarily paid substitutes.

  • increasingly were composed of friendly Indians and freed slaves.

Explanation

Question 4 of 50

1

Most of America’s war materials came from

Select one of the following:

  • the Springfield armory.

  • foreign aid.

  • the seizure of British forts and the surrender of British armies.

  • American manufacturers.

  • the capture of supply ships by American privateers.

Explanation

Question 5 of 50

1

Britain enjoyed all of the following advantages in the Revolution EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • a coherent structure of command.

  • superior industrial resources.

  • None of the answers is correct; all were British advantages.

  • greater commitment to the conflict.

  • the greatest navy and the best-equipped army in the world.

Explanation

Question 6 of 50

1

Congress financed the Revolution by

Select one of the following:

  • selling bonds.

  • taxing the wealthy.

  • borrowing from other nations.

  • printing paper money.

  • minting gold and silver coins.

Explanation

Question 7 of 50

1

The choice of George Washington as commander in chief was a good one because of his

Select one of the following:

  • successful military experience in the Great War for the Empire.

  • Masonic connections with European grand lodges.

  • image among the people, who trusted and respected him.

  • knowledge of military affairs.

  • relaxed, informal way with his men.

Explanation

Question 8 of 50

1

After 1777, the British decided to focus their efforts in the South because

Select one of the following:

  • they had more Indian allies there.

  • they believed there were more Loyalists there.

  • they thought slaves would help them.

  • there was less population there.

  • they believed the terrain to be more favorable to conventional tactics.

Explanation

Question 9 of 50

1

During the Revolution, women took on new responsibilities. After the war,

Select one of the following:

  • women became leading educators.

  • things generally went back to the way they were before, and few concrete reforms occurred in the status of women.

  • women were able to translate wartime gains into peacetime reforms.

  • women were recognized and honored for their contributions with new careers.

  • women gained the right to vote in most northern colonies.

Explanation

Question 10 of 50

1

When the fighting began, most Americans wanted the colonies to be independent from Great Britain.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 50

1

The rebelling colonies had the advantages of local knowledge and commitment.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 50

1

The British lacked the resources to conduct a war on the American continent.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 50

1

At least one-fifth, and maybe as many as one-third, of the American colonists were loyal to Britain during the Revolution.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 50

1

Native Americans were pleased with the outcome of the Revolution because it reduced the desire of colonists for western land.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 50

1

The Northwest Ordinance laid out the requirements for western territories to become states.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 50

1

What did most Americans initially believe they were fighting for?

Select one of the following:

  • political independence

  • freedom and liberty

  • a remedy of grievances

  • greater autonomy

Explanation

Question 17 of 50

1

Where was the colonial army quartered when it suffered through a winter of harsh deprivation?

Select one of the following:

  • Trenton

  • New York City

  • Valley Forge

  • Brandywine Creek

Explanation

Question 18 of 50

1

Washington crossed the Delaware River in order to launch a surprise attack on British forces at what site?

Select one of the following:

  • Brandywine Creek

  • Trenton

  • Philadelphia

  • Saratoga

Explanation

Question 19 of 50

1

Which religious group lost influence in the colonies as a result of the War for Independence?

Select one of the following:

  • Presbyterians

  • Baptists

  • Anglicans or Church of England

  • Catholics

Explanation

Question 20 of 50

1

Whose pacifist worldview labeled them as suspect in the eyes of many revolutionaries?

Select one of the following:

  • Anglicans

  • Baptists

  • Catholics

  • Quakers

Explanation

Question 21 of 50

1

Which of the following are features of the Articles of Confederation?

Select one of the following:

  • formed a weak, decentralized union of the states

  • formed a strong, centralzed government

  • granted the new federal government the authority to collect taxes

  • granted the new federal government power to control the states

Explanation

Question 22 of 50

1

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states’ votes were needed to approve article amendments?

Select one of the following:

  • a majority of state legislatures

  • nine state legislatures

  • all thirteen state legislatures

  • ten state legislatures

Explanation

Question 23 of 50

1

Under the Articles of Confederation, what body was the only institution with national authority?

Select one of the following:

  • the president

  • state legislatures

  • the federal courts

  • congress

Explanation

Question 24 of 50

1

Which of the following battles was an American victory?

Select one of the following:

  • Brandywine Creek

  • Germantown

  • Brooklyn Heights

  • Saratoga

Explanation

Question 25 of 50

1

In which region did the American army achieve the victories that brought their French allies into the war?

Select one of the following:

  • coastal New England

  • eastern Pennsylvania

  • New York City

  • upstate New York

Explanation

Question 26 of 50

1

The war strategy of which side used guerilla tactics, such as hiding behind tress and hidden snipers to pick off enemy soldiers?

Select one of the following:

  • British

  • Patriots

Explanation

Question 27 of 50

1

Which side captured the ports successfully but lost many battles inland?

Select one of the following:

  • Patriots

  • British

Explanation

Question 28 of 50

1

Two struggles occurred simultaneously during the period that began in 1775. Which would be equated with the War for Independence?

Select one of the following:

  • struggle for power within America

  • military war with Britain

Explanation

Question 29 of 50

1

Two struggles occurred simultaneously during the period that began in 1775. Which would be equated with the American Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • political conflict within America

  • War with Britain

Explanation

Question 30 of 50

1

Which of the following is NOT part of the American Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • whether or not to settle the land in the Ohio Valley

  • how to structure the new nation being formed

  • questions about the rights of slaves, Indians, and women

  • whether to demand independence from Britain

Explanation

Question 31 of 50

1

The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by _____________, with help from John Adams and Benjamin Franklin?

Select one of the following:

  • Alexander Hamilton

  • John Locke

  • Thomas Jefferson

  • James Monroe

Explanation

Question 32 of 50

1

The theory that governments were formed to protect "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" came from the Enlightenment theory of

Select one of the following:

  • John Locke

  • David Hume

  • Rousseau

  • Benjamin Franklin

Explanation

Question 33 of 50

1

The Second Continental Congress met in

Select one of the following:

  • Trenton

  • Williamsburg

  • New York City

  • Philadelphia

Explanation

Question 34 of 50

1

George Washington was the commander and chief of the

Select one of the following:

  • Continental Army

  • British Overseas Forces

  • Navy of New England

  • Army of Northern Virginia

Explanation

Question 35 of 50

1

The Declaration of Independence was approved on this date in 1776.

Select one of the following:

  • June 16

  • September 11

  • July 4

  • May 1

Explanation

Question 36 of 50

1

The War for Independence was fought in three distinct phases. First, New England, second mid-Atlantic, and third was

Select one of the following:

  • the Southwest

  • the South

  • Florida

  • the West

Explanation

Question 37 of 50

1

Some of the Iroquois fought on the side of the British in the War for Independence, which resulted in

Select one of the following:

  • Iroquois fleeing to Canada after victorious Americans attacked their villages

  • a new higher status for Indians

  • a series of new laws giving land to Indians

  • Iroquois being asked to join the Continental Congress

Explanation

Question 38 of 50

1

When the War for Independence moved into the last of its three phases,

Select one of the following:

  • more colonists became Loyalists

  • the region around the Great Lakes turned Loyalist

  • large numbers of British troops switched sides

  • more colonists became politicized and joined those wanting complete independence from Britain

Explanation

Question 39 of 50

1

The colonists avoided

Select one of the following:

  • inland battles

  • using cannons

  • large open battlefields

  • geurilla tactics

Explanation

Question 40 of 50

1

General Benedict Arnold

Select one of the following:

  • negotiated the treaty to end the War for Independence

  • was a traitor who switched to the British side

  • was replaced by General Cornwallis

  • was a British General who won at Germantown

Explanation

Question 41 of 50

1

Yorktown, Virginia, was the site of

Select one of the following:

  • the first shots of the War for Independence

  • the surrended of the British under General Cornwallis on October 17, 1781

  • the main British outpost from which they commanded all their operations during the war

  • the first successful battle for the Patriots under George Washington

Explanation

Question 42 of 50

1

The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, included all of the following provisions EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • cession of territory from the southern boundary of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River

  • kept the United States on good terms with its ally France

  • complete independence from Britain

  • gave favored status to the Anglican Church, also known as the Church of England

Explanation

Question 43 of 50

1

During the War for Independence and the Revolutionary War, slaves

Select one of the following:

  • fled to Canada or Florida

  • learned of new and exciting ideas of liberty and freedom from slavery

  • saw support for slavery by white Southerners decrease

  • fought on the side of the Patriots in large numbers

Explanation

Question 44 of 50

1

The new lands now opened up in the Ohio Valley

Select one of the following:

  • The new lands now opened up in the Ohio Valley

  • was of little value because it had poor soil and little rainfall

  • took over a century to be settled

  • were quickly settled by white Americans after the war

Explanation

Question 45 of 50

1

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the American economy after the War for Independence?

Select one of the following:

  • the American economy was devastated for nearly 100 years

  • American merchants developed new trade with the Caribbean, South America, and Asia

  • domestic manufacturing was stimulated

  • Trade increased between American states

Explanation

Question 46 of 50

1

The first state constitutions

Select one of the following:

  • just used the same governing documents as before the War for Independence

  • allowed almost complete popular rul

  • were written down

  • initially had strong executive powers for governors

Explanation

Question 47 of 50

1

Right after the end of the war, every state but Georgia and South Carolina prohibited

Select one of the following:

  • the importation of slaves from abroad

  • trade with France

  • the manufacture of rum

  • all churches except the Anglican Church

Explanation

Question 48 of 50

1

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was given the authority to do all of the following EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • conduct wars

  • appropriate, borrow, and issue money

  • foreign relations

  • collect taxes

Explanation

Question 49 of 50

1

The Ordinance of 1784

Select one of the following:

  • divided western lands into territories that could petition the federal government to become states

  • gave land west of the Appalachian Mountains to Indians exclusively

  • became federal land that was not for sale

  • limited the settlement of the Ohio Valley for 100 years

Explanation

Question 50 of 50

1

Shay's Rebellion was

Select one of the following:

  • an uprising of war veterans and impoverished farmers demanding tax and debt relief

  • in Georgia

  • an Indian battle over territory in the Ohio Valley

  • a slave revolt in Virginia

Explanation

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