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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.
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helped Americans reconcile their differences with England.
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argued that William Pitt could be reasonably dealt with.
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argued that Parliament, not the king, was the enemy.
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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.
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give men an opportunity to exert power.
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control every aspect of human thought and action.
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reward loyal servants of the state.
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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.
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came primarily from volunteers.
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immediately came under the control of the federal government.
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were primarily paid substitutes.
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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.
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foreign aid.
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the seizure of British forts and the surrender of British armies.
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American manufacturers.
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the capture of supply ships by American privateers.
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Britain enjoyed all of the following advantages in the Revolution EXCEPT
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a coherent structure of command.
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superior industrial resources.
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None of the answers is correct; all were British advantages.
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greater commitment to the conflict.
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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.
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taxing the wealthy.
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borrowing from other nations.
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printing paper money.
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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.
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Masonic connections with European grand lodges.
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image among the people, who trusted and respected him.
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knowledge of military affairs.
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relaxed, informal way with his men.
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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.
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they believed there were more Loyalists there.
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they thought slaves would help them.
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there was less population there.
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they believed the terrain to be more favorable to conventional tactics.
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During the Revolution, women took on new responsibilities. After the war,
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women became leading educators.
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things generally went back to the way they were before, and few concrete reforms occurred in the status of women.
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women were able to translate wartime gains into peacetime reforms.
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women were recognized and honored for their contributions with new careers.
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women gained the right to vote in most northern colonies.
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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
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The rebelling colonies had the advantages of local knowledge and commitment.
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- True
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The British lacked the resources to conduct a war on the American continent.
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- True
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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
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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
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What did most Americans initially believe they were fighting for?
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political independence
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freedom and liberty
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a remedy of grievances
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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
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New York City
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Valley Forge
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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
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Trenton
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Philadelphia
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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
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Baptists
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Anglicans or Church of England
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Catholics
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Whose pacifist worldview labeled them as suspect in the eyes of many revolutionaries?
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Anglicans
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Baptists
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Catholics
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Quakers
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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
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formed a strong, centralzed government
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granted the new federal government the authority to collect taxes
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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
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nine state legislatures
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all thirteen state legislatures
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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
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state legislatures
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the federal courts
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congress
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Which of the following battles was an American victory?
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Brandywine Creek
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Germantown
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Brooklyn Heights
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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
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eastern Pennsylvania
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New York City
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upstate New York
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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
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Patriots
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Which side captured the ports successfully but lost many battles inland?
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Patriots
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British
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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
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military war with Britain
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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
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War with Britain
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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
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how to structure the new nation being formed
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questions about the rights of slaves, Indians, and women
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whether to demand independence from Britain
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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
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John Locke
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Thomas Jefferson
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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
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David Hume
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Rousseau
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Benjamin Franklin
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The Second Continental Congress met in
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Trenton
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Williamsburg
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New York City
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Philadelphia
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George Washington was the commander and chief of the
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Continental Army
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British Overseas Forces
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Navy of New England
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Army of Northern Virginia
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The Declaration of Independence was approved on this date in 1776.
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June 16
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September 11
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July 4
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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
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the South
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Florida
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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
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a new higher status for Indians
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a series of new laws giving land to Indians
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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
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the region around the Great Lakes turned Loyalist
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large numbers of British troops switched sides
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more colonists became politicized and joined those wanting complete independence from Britain
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The colonists avoided
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inland battles
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using cannons
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large open battlefields
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geurilla tactics
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General Benedict Arnold
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negotiated the treaty to end the War for Independence
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was a traitor who switched to the British side
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was replaced by General Cornwallis
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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
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the surrended of the British under General Cornwallis on October 17, 1781
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the main British outpost from which they commanded all their operations during the war
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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
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kept the United States on good terms with its ally France
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complete independence from Britain
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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
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learned of new and exciting ideas of liberty and freedom from slavery
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saw support for slavery by white Southerners decrease
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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
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was of little value because it had poor soil and little rainfall
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took over a century to be settled
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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
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American merchants developed new trade with the Caribbean, South America, and Asia
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domestic manufacturing was stimulated
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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
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allowed almost complete popular rul
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were written down
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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
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trade with France
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the manufacture of rum
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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
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appropriate, borrow, and issue money
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foreign relations
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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
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gave land west of the Appalachian Mountains to Indians exclusively
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became federal land that was not for sale
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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
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in Georgia
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an Indian battle over territory in the Ohio Valley
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a slave revolt in Virginia
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