Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is an important work because it
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.
The Declaration of Independence stated that governments were formed to
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.
After the initial surge of patriotism, American troops
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.
Most of America’s war materials came from
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.
Britain enjoyed all of the following advantages in the Revolution EXCEPT
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.
Congress financed the Revolution by
selling bonds.
taxing the wealthy.
borrowing from other nations.
printing paper money.
minting gold and silver coins.
The choice of George Washington as commander in chief was a good one because of his
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.
After 1777, the British decided to focus their efforts in the South because
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.
During the Revolution, women took on new responsibilities. After the war,
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.
When the fighting began, most Americans wanted the colonies to be independent from Great Britain.
The rebelling colonies had the advantages of local knowledge and commitment.
The British lacked the resources to conduct a war on the American continent.
At least one-fifth, and maybe as many as one-third, of the American colonists were loyal to Britain during the Revolution.
Native Americans were pleased with the outcome of the Revolution because it reduced the desire of colonists for western land.
The Northwest Ordinance laid out the requirements for western territories to become states.
What did most Americans initially believe they were fighting for?
political independence
freedom and liberty
a remedy of grievances
greater autonomy
Where was the colonial army quartered when it suffered through a winter of harsh deprivation?
Trenton
New York City
Valley Forge
Brandywine Creek
Washington crossed the Delaware River in order to launch a surprise attack on British forces at what site?
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Which religious group lost influence in the colonies as a result of the War for Independence?
Presbyterians
Baptists
Anglicans or Church of England
Catholics
Whose pacifist worldview labeled them as suspect in the eyes of many revolutionaries?
Anglicans
Quakers
Which of the following are features of the Articles of Confederation?
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
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many states’ votes were needed to approve article amendments?
a majority of state legislatures
nine state legislatures
all thirteen state legislatures
ten state legislatures
Under the Articles of Confederation, what body was the only institution with national authority?
the president
state legislatures
the federal courts
congress
Which of the following battles was an American victory?
Germantown
Brooklyn Heights
In which region did the American army achieve the victories that brought their French allies into the war?
coastal New England
eastern Pennsylvania
upstate New York
The war strategy of which side used guerilla tactics, such as hiding behind tress and hidden snipers to pick off enemy soldiers?
British
Patriots
Which side captured the ports successfully but lost many battles inland?
Two struggles occurred simultaneously during the period that began in 1775. Which would be equated with the War for Independence?
struggle for power within America
military war with Britain
Two struggles occurred simultaneously during the period that began in 1775. Which would be equated with the American Revolution?
political conflict within America
War with Britain
Which of the following is NOT part of the American Revolution?
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
The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by _____________, with help from John Adams and Benjamin Franklin?
Alexander Hamilton
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
The theory that governments were formed to protect "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" came from the Enlightenment theory of
David Hume
Rousseau
Benjamin Franklin
The Second Continental Congress met in
Williamsburg
George Washington was the commander and chief of the
Continental Army
British Overseas Forces
Navy of New England
Army of Northern Virginia
The Declaration of Independence was approved on this date in 1776.
June 16
September 11
July 4
May 1
The War for Independence was fought in three distinct phases. First, New England, second mid-Atlantic, and third was
the Southwest
the South
Florida
the West
Some of the Iroquois fought on the side of the British in the War for Independence, which resulted in
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
When the War for Independence moved into the last of its three phases,
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
The colonists avoided
inland battles
using cannons
large open battlefields
geurilla tactics
General Benedict Arnold
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
Yorktown, Virginia, was the site of
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
The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, included all of the following provisions EXCEPT
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
During the War for Independence and the Revolutionary War, slaves
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
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
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the American economy after the War for Independence?
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
The first state constitutions
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
Right after the end of the war, every state but Georgia and South Carolina prohibited
the importation of slaves from abroad
trade with France
the manufacture of rum
all churches except the Anglican Church
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was given the authority to do all of the following EXCEPT
conduct wars
appropriate, borrow, and issue money
foreign relations
collect taxes
The Ordinance of 1784
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
Shay's Rebellion was
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
