Question 1

Following Lexington and Concord,it is safe to say that most Americans now saw that they were fighting for independence from Great Britain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The new federal government recognized the sovereignty of Indian nations for the first time in the Treaty of ________.

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Question 3

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 recognize the sovereignty of Indian nations.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

The Patriot victory in the Revolutionary War increased white demand for land in the West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Under the Articles of Confederation

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A)  each state had one vote in Congress.
B)  all states had to approve any important measure.
C)  there could be no amendments to the Articles.
D)  no legislation could be passed without all states voting on the issue.
E)  the executive had the power to veto legislative decisions.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

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) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

What was the American ideology of republicanism during the Revolutionary era?

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During the Revolutionary era, the Americ...

Question 8

The Declaration of Independence

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A)  borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents.
B)  was never formally approved by the Second Continental Congress.
C)  avoided making any direct criticism of the king.
D)  called for the formation of a two-party democracy.
E)  originally recommended that all slaves be freed.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 9

The author of Common Sense

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A)  sought to concentrate colonial anger on unpopular parliamentary measures.
B)  was an American who had never been to England.
C)  sold very few copies of his pamphlet until after the war was won.
D)  was arrested by British officials and charged with treason.
E)  considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonists.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

As a result of the American Revolution,the ________ denomination was weakened in the colonies,because its followers practiced pacifism.

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Question 11

During the Revolutionary War the Iroquois Confederacy was united in its allegiance to Great Britain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For most Revolutionary American political thinkers,the concept of equality meant there should be equality of

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A)  opportunity.
B)  rights,regardless of race,sex,or property.
C)  condition.
D)  opportunity and of condition.
E)  rights and of condition.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

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A)  temporarily brought a halt to the new American government.
B)  led the federal government to adopt the gold standard.
C)  led to the downfall of the state government in Massachusetts.
D)  contributed to the growing belief that the national government needed reform.
E)  encouraged Massachusetts to adopt gradual emancipation.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each side in fighting the Revolutionary War.

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Question 15

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) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

During the 1780s James Madison and Alexander Hamilton favored a "continental ________."

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Question 17

During the 1780s,in every new state constitution

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A)  state legislatures were to be chosen by a direct popular vote.
B)  governors were prevented from holding a seat in the legislature.
C)  property requirements for voting were relaxed or eliminated.
D)  women were denied the right to vote.
E)  governors were given the authority to tax.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

The Articles of Confederation provided for a separate judiciary,but had no separate executive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By the end of the Revolutionary War,the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why was pressure building for a new constitution during the second half of the 1780s?

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During the second half of the 1780s, pre...

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During the 1780s,in every new state constitution

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The author of Common Sense

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The Declaration of Independence

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The Articles of Confederation provided for a separate judiciary,but had no separate executive.

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The Patriot victory in the Revolutionary War increased white demand for land in the West.

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What was the American ideology of republicanism during the Revolutionary era?

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The 1795 Treaty of Greenville

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By the end of the Revolutionary War,the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

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For most Revolutionary American political thinkers,the concept of equality meant there should be equality of

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One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

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Under the Articles of Confederation

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Following Lexington and Concord,it is safe to say that most Americans now saw that they were fighting for independence from Great Britain.

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Published in January 1776,Common Sense was written by

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