Which of the following was NOT an idea expressed in The People the Best Governors?

Women and African Americans should be allowed to vote

Which of the following would have been LEAST likely to remain a Loyalist?

an indentured servant in New England

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

Western territories were granted immediate self-government

Which group probably gained the most in political status as a result of the Revolution?

blacks in the North and Upper South

As a result of the American offensives in the west during 1777–1779:

American-Indian hostilities continued decades after the war

The important political role played by the Continental Army in the war was:

helping to create a powerful force for nationalist sentiment

American migration westward following the Revolution was complicated by:

Spain’s refusal to accept the terms of the Treaty of Paris

Which of the following is NOT a provision of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

Loyalists could be punished by America

Thomas Jefferson’s “Government of the Western Territory” was an attempt to create a:

republican policy for western expansion

For women, the most important effect of the Revolution and reform was to:

change expectations of women’s position more than laws

One of the first important political effects of the American Revolution was:

the emergence of radical democratic ideology

The government of the Articles of Confederation would be best described as:

having specific but sharply circumscribed powers

Which of the following best describes the Continental Army encamped at Valley Forge?

Many were drawn from the ranks of the poor and disadvantaged

Maryland held up ratification of the Articles of Confederation for three years by demanding:

that other states give up claims to western lands

In the years during and after the Revolutionary War, the institution of slavery:

was abolished in a number of northern states

How did George Washington’s revolutionary experience affect his views of slavery?

He freed his slaves, but only in his will

Washington’s response to the Continental Army officers’ meeting at Newburgh

set example for subordination of military to civil authority

Loyalists who fled the United States during and after the American Revolution:

were generally reluctant and unhappy exiles

The type of governments established in PA, GA, and NC after the Revolution indicated the:

amount of control the radical element had seized

When the Revolutionary War moved to the South, the British shifted to a strategy of:

taking territory and turning it over to Loyalists

The local militias that fought in the Revolutionary War:

suffered appalling rates of desertion

Which of the following is NOT true of American men who fought in the Revolution?

Patriot militia were most important group in winning battles

During the revolutionary period, most Americans

focused on the governments of their own states

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1
Which of the following was NOT an idea expressed in The People the Best Governors?
Judges, governors, and representatives should be elected
The community meeting was the ideal form of government
State government was only needed for local communities
Women and African Americans should be allowed to vote
2
Which of the following would have been LEAST likely to remain a Loyalist?
an Anglican clergyman
a colonial administrator
a highland Scot from the Carolinas or western New York
an indentured servant in New England
3
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Slavery was prohibited
Free white males were guaranteed citizenship
Western territories were granted immediate self-government
New states would have equal footing with the original ones
4
Which group probably gained the most in political status as a result of the Revolution?
women
Loyalists
blacks in the North and Upper South
blacks in the Lower South
5
As a result of the American offensives in the west during 1777–1779:
British and Indian allies decisively defeated the Americans
most Indians answered the American call to fight the British
the Americans took control of all the British forts
American-Indian hostilities continued decades after the war
6
The important political role played by the Continental Army in the war was:
helping to strengthen citizens’ bonds to their own states
helping to create a powerful force for nationalist sentiment
negotiating directly with the British
mediating trade disputes with the Indians
7
The biggest British defeat before Yorktown occurred at:
Fort Ticonderoga
Trenton.
Brandywine Creek.
Saratoga
8
American migration westward following the Revolution was complicated by:
Spain’s refusal to accept the terms of the Treaty of Paris
the return of the Ohio valley to French control
the inability of Congress to enact western land policies
Britain refused to allow American use of port of New Orleans
9
Which of the following is NOT a provision of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Western boundary at the Mississippi
British would withdraw from all forts in American territory
Loyalists could be punished by America
Britain acknowledged US as "free, sovereign and independent"
10
Thomas Jefferson’s “Government of the Western Territory” was an attempt to create a:
republican policy for western expansion
haven for Indians who had been American allies
haven for freed slaves
series of forts and defenses against the British and Spanish
11
For women, the most important effect of the Revolution and reform was to:
expand the vote to women in most states
reassert men’s absolute dominance over women
radically change their legal role in society
change expectations of women’s position more than laws
12
The Congress under the Articles of Confederation did not have authority to:
tax citizens directly
conduct war and foreign affairs
establish a monetary system
maintain the armed forces
13
One of the first important political effects of the American Revolution was:
universal commitment to abolition of slavery
decline in participation of people in the political process
ensuring Tories a legitimate political voice
the emergence of radical democratic ideology
14
The government of the Articles of Confederation would be best described as:
corrupt and disreputable
having specific but sharply circumscribed powers
powerless and ineffective
strong and centralized
15
Which area of the United States moved most quickly to abolish slavery after the Revolution?
Chesapeake
New England
Middle States
Lower South
16
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the American victory at Yorktown?
French Army and Navy forces
American Cherokee allies
Washington’s Continentals
French and American heavy artillery
17
Which of the following best describes the Continental Army encamped at Valley Forge?
Most did not understand or believe in their cause.
Most of its soldiers were well-trained professionals.
Many were drawn from the ranks of the poor and disadvantaged
No women were present with the army.
18
Maryland held up ratification of the Articles of Confederation for three years by demanding:
rights to impose its own tariff duties
religious toleration for its Catholic constituents
that other states give up claims to western lands
the ending of slavery
19
Which of the following is NOT a part of the declarations of rights in state constitutions?
voting
trial by jury
freedom of religion
free speech
20
In the years during and after the Revolutionary War, the institution of slavery:
eliminated possibility of Africans serving the Patriot cause
weakened in Lower South with shift away from tobacco farming
was unaffected
was abolished in a number of northern states
21
How did George Washington’s revolutionary experience affect his views of slavery?
He immediately freed all his slaves in 1776
He became more certain of the necessity for slavery
He sold off all his slaves to Barbados
He freed his slaves, but only in his will
22
Washington’s response to the Continental Army officers’ meeting at Newburgh
set example for subordination of military to civil authority
revealed his hostility toward the British
established the principle of separation of church and state
encouraged Continental officers to offer dictatorial powers
23
Loyalists who fled the United States during and after the American Revolution:
sold their property to Congress at the war’s conclusion
took their slaves with them to Canada
were generally reluctant and unhappy exiles
encountered little hostility from American revolutionaries
24
The type of governments established in PA, GA, and NC after the Revolution indicated the:
power of the conservatives throughout the states
amount of control the radical element had seized
triumph of conservative ideas
balance of power between Whigs and radical democrats
25
When the Revolutionary War moved to the South, the British shifted to a strategy of:
relying on a naval blockade to cut off supplies
turning the military conflict over to German mercenaries
taking territory and turning it over to Loyalists
guerrilla warfare
26
The local militias that fought in the Revolutionary War:
suffered appalling rates of desertion
gave military expertise that ultimately defeated the British
exhibited surprising military discipline
were well-trained fighting forces
27
Which of these had one of the most conservative state constitutions after independence?
Delaware
Maryland
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
28
In which area of the US was there the least support for ending slavery after the Revolution?
New England
Lower South
Middle States
Chesapeake
29
Which of the following is NOT true of American men who fought in the Revolution?
Higher casualties than any other conflict except Civil War
More soldiers died of disease than of battle wounds
Patriot militia were most important group in winning battles
Continental Army regiments had the highest casualties
30
During the revolutionary period, most Americans
looked to national government to solve their problems
focused on the governments of their own states
became less involved in politics
adopted a conservative Tory political ideology

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