Question 1

In the Battle of Bunker Hill,

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A)   the Patriots suffered light casualties and won the battle.
B)   Benedict Arnold was wounded.
C)   the British suffered heavy casualties.
D)   the Patriots refused to withdraw and were all killed.
E)   the British surrendered their main forces to the Patriots.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 2

The principal Americans who negotiated the peace terms with the British were

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A)   John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Huntington.
B)   Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and John Adams.
C)   Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.
D)   Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
E)   Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

of the American Revolution?

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A)   Charleston
B)   Yorktown
C)   Guilford Court House
D)   Cowpens
E)   SaratogaF) A) and B)
G) B) and E) A

Question 5

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)   a major American victory at Philadelphia.
C)   General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga.
D)   the British retake Boston and set it afire.
E)   the British surround and lay siege to George Washington's army at Valley Forge.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The battle at Yorktown involved

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A)   the suicide of the commanding British general.
B)   evidence that the British were executing prisoners of war.
C)   the bloodiest battle of the war.
D)   treachery on the part of Benedict Arnold.
E)   a combined French and American army and navy.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 7

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

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

During the American Revolution,Loyalists

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A)   freed their slaves to help augment British forces in the colonies.
B)   constituted perhaps as many as one-third of the white colonial population.
C)   were nearly all office holders in the English government.
D)   were forbidden by the Patriots to move to England until the war had ended.
E)   were forced to leave the colonies soon after the war began.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Considering the events from 1763 to 1781,what could England have done differently to either prevent war or be more successful in waging war?

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Question 11

Both Quakers and Catholics were strengthened as a result of their support for the Patriot cause and the Revolutionary War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Characterize the debate over slavery in America immediately following the Revolution.

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Question 13

The United States never negotiated a formal alliance with France during the Revolutionary War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The author of Common Sense

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A)   was arrested by British officials and charged with treason.
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)   considered the English constitution to be the greatest problem facing the colonists.
E)   sought to concentrate colonial anger on unpopular parliamentary measures.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the structure of government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.

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Question 16

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

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A)   contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform.
B)   encouraged Massachusetts to adopt gradual emancipation.
C)   led to the downfall of the state government in Massachusetts.
D)   led the federal government to adopt the gold standard.
E)   temporarily brought a halt to the new American government.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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A)   guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas.
B)   created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio.
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) B) and C)

Question 18

The Declaration of Independence

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A)   borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents.
B)   avoided making any direct criticism of the king.
C)   originally recommended that all slaves be freed.
D)   called for the formation of a two-party democracy.
E)   was never formally approved by the Second Continental Congress.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D) A

Question 19

At the start of the Revolution,American advantages over the British included a

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A)   better relationship with Native American tribes.
B)   larger number of troops.
C)   more coherent military command structure.
D)   better equipped navy.
E)   greater commitment to the war.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Under the Articles of Confederation,

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

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