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HIST 7A Chapter 5 The American Revolution

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Chapter 5 The American Revolution
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is an important work because it
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  • 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.

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The Declaration of Independence stated that governments were formed to
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  • 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.

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After the initial surge of patriotism, American troops
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  • 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.

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Most of America’s war materials came from
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  • 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.

Frage 5

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Britain enjoyed all of the following advantages in the Revolution EXCEPT
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  • 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.

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Congress financed the Revolution by
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  • selling bonds.
  • taxing the wealthy.
  • borrowing from other nations.
  • printing paper money.
  • minting gold and silver coins.

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

Frage 8

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

Frage 9

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

Frage 10

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

Frage 11

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

Frage 12

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

Frage 13

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

Frage 14

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

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

Frage 16

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What did most Americans initially believe they were fighting for?
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  • political independence
  • freedom and liberty
  • a remedy of grievances
  • greater autonomy

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Where was the colonial army quartered when it suffered through a winter of harsh deprivation?
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  • Trenton
  • New York City
  • Valley Forge
  • Brandywine Creek

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Washington crossed the Delaware River in order to launch a surprise attack on British forces at what site?
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  • Brandywine Creek
  • Trenton
  • Philadelphia
  • Saratoga

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Which religious group lost influence in the colonies as a result of the War for Independence?
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  • Presbyterians
  • Baptists
  • Anglicans or Church of England
  • Catholics

Frage 20

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Whose pacifist worldview labeled them as suspect in the eyes of many revolutionaries?
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  • Anglicans
  • Baptists
  • Catholics
  • Quakers

Frage 21

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

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Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states’ votes were needed to approve article amendments?
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  • a majority of state legislatures
  • nine state legislatures
  • all thirteen state legislatures
  • ten state legislatures

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Under the Articles of Confederation, what body was the only institution with national authority?
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  • the president
  • state legislatures
  • the federal courts
  • congress

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Which of the following battles was an American victory?
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  • Brandywine Creek
  • Germantown
  • Brooklyn Heights
  • Saratoga

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In which region did the American army achieve the victories that brought their French allies into the war?
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  • coastal New England
  • eastern Pennsylvania
  • New York City
  • upstate New York

Frage 26

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

Frage 27

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

Frage 28

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Two struggles occurred simultaneously during the period that began in 1775. Which would be equated with the War for Independence?
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  • struggle for power within America
  • military war with Britain

Frage 29

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Two struggles occurred simultaneously during the period that began in 1775. Which would be equated with the American Revolution?
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  • political conflict within America
  • War with Britain

Frage 30

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

Frage 31

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The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by _____________, with help from John Adams and Benjamin Franklin?
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  • Alexander Hamilton
  • John Locke
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Monroe

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The theory that governments were formed to protect "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" came from the Enlightenment theory of
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  • John Locke
  • David Hume
  • Rousseau
  • Benjamin Franklin

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The Second Continental Congress met in
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  • Trenton
  • Williamsburg
  • New York City
  • Philadelphia

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George Washington was the commander and chief of the
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  • Continental Army
  • British Overseas Forces
  • Navy of New England
  • Army of Northern Virginia

Frage 35

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The Declaration of Independence was approved on this date in 1776.
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  • June 16
  • September 11
  • July 4
  • May 1

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The War for Independence was fought in three distinct phases. First, New England, second mid-Atlantic, and third was
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  • the Southwest
  • the South
  • Florida
  • the West

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

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

Frage 39

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The colonists avoided
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  • inland battles
  • using cannons
  • large open battlefields
  • geurilla tactics

Frage 40

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General Benedict Arnold
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  • 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

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Yorktown, Virginia, was the site of
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  • 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

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

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During the War for Independence and the Revolutionary War, slaves
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  • 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

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The new lands now opened up in the Ohio Valley
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  • 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

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

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The first state constitutions
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  • 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

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Right after the end of the war, every state but Georgia and South Carolina prohibited
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  • the importation of slaves from abroad
  • trade with France
  • the manufacture of rum
  • all churches except the Anglican Church

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was given the authority to do all of the following EXCEPT
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  • conduct wars
  • appropriate, borrow, and issue money
  • foreign relations
  • collect taxes

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The Ordinance of 1784
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  • 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

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Shay's Rebellion was
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  • 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
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