Question 1

In writing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson borrowed from the contract theory of ________.

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Question 2

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 3

Throughout the 1780s,the British government refused to send a diplomatic minister to America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

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A)   was written by James Madison.
B)   called for a complete separation of church and state.
C)   gave all religious denominations special privileges within the state.
D)   only applied to Christian denominations.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

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A)   General William Howe stay in camp when he was supposed to have moved south.
B)   General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga.
C)   a major American victory at Philadelphia.
D)   the British surround and lay siege to George Washington's army at Valley Forge.
E)   the British retake Boston and set it afire.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Published in January 1776,Common Sense was written by

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A)   Thomas Jefferson.
B)   Thomas Paine.
C)   James Madison.
D)   Ben Franklin.
E)   James Otis.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 8

For some African Americans,the Revolution meant increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During the second phase (1776-1778) of the American Revolution,British military efforts were hampered by

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A)   a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes.
B)   a severe shortage of new soldiers coming from England.
C)   an American blockade of British ships.
D)   the American capture of the commanding British general.
E)   American alliances with Native American tribes in the region.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The prominent eighteenth-century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest emphasis on the right of women to

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A)   vote.
B)   own property.
C)   divorce.
D)   obtain an education.
E)   serve in combat.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)   created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio.
B)   guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas.
C)   prohibited slavery within the affected areas.
D)   abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

The government plan adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 was called the ________.

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Question 14

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 affirm that Indian lands could be ceded only by the tribes themselves.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

As the fighting in the final phase of the American Revolution (1778-1781) carried into communities previously isolated from the war,

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

Question 16

What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?

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Question 17

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 18

Both Congress,under the Articles of Confederation,and the various state legislatures had the power to independently tax individual Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1780,Massachusetts began a trend by expanding the power of the state's governor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786

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The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

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In writing the Declaration of Independence,Thomas Jefferson borrowed from the contract theory of ________.

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What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?

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Published in January 1776,Common Sense was written by

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Throughout the 1780s,the British government refused to send a diplomatic minister to America.

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In 1780,Massachusetts began a trend by expanding the power of the state's governor.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Both Congress,under the Articles of Confederation,and the various state legislatures had the power to independently tax individual Americans.

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

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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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For some African Americans,the Revolution meant increased exposure to the concept of liberty.

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The 1795 Treaty of Greenville

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