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American Revolution 1783-1787
American Revolution 1783-1787
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A quiz on the period between the war and the Constitutional Convention.
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1
Which female write from Massachusetts penned a detailed historical record of the revolution?
Eliza Dickinson
Betsy Ross
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
2
In 1783, the Supreme Judicial Court in which state ruled slavery illegal, freeing all slaves?
New York
Massachusetts
Georgia
North Carolina
3
Which revolutionary later travelled to France, where he was embroiled in the revolution there?
Thomas Paine
Baron von Steuben
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
4
During the 1780s, British restrictions prevented Americans from trading in what region?
Africa
Canada
the Caribbean
China
5
A rebellion of disgruntled farmers, led by Daniel Shays, erupted in 1786 in which state?
Virginia
Delaware
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
6
What did Washington famously surrender to the Congress in December 1783?
the American flag
his commission
his slaves
British gold
7
A 1787 congressional measure, organising and regulating western settlement was the Northwest..?
Ordinance
Resolution
Provision
Division
8
Proposals to amend Articles of Confederation were discussed in September 1786 in which city?
Philadelphia
Albany
Annapolis
Boston
9
In 1785, the Congress relocated to which city, which became the capital of the United States?
Charleston
Albany
New York
Boston
10
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was not authorised to do what?
pass laws
raise an army
issue currency
impose taxes
11
Which 1783 treaty formally ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Brussels
Treaty of London
Treaty of Versailles
12
What government buildings were the main target of the Shays rebels in 1786-87?
prisons
courthouses
assemblies
tax offices
13
Who served as first President of the Congress of Confederation, taking office in 1781?
James Madison
John Hancock
Samuel Huntington
Richard Henry Lee
14
Which of the following was NOT a grievance of Daniel Shays and the farmers he led in rebellion?
debt foreclosures
unpaid war salaries
presence of soldiers
high state taxes
15
Which wealthy American businessman was appointed as Superintendent of Finances in 1781?
Samuel Wharton
John Hancock
Nathaniel Gorham
Robert Morris
16
A 1783 conspiracy involving disgruntled American army officers was in Newburgh in which state?
Virginia
Georgia
Pennsylvania
New York
17
Under the Articles of Confederation, what majority of states was needed to pass legislation?
two-thirds
three-quarters
unanimous
one-half
18
The third Article of Confederation bound the 13 states together in a "firm league of ..."
unity
friendship
brotherhood
nationhood
19
Expelled from or fleeing the United States, the greatest number of Loyalists resettled where?
Canada
West Indies
Britain
South Africa
20
In 1785, Congress adopted a new decimal currency, the dollar, based on that of which nation?
France
Italy
Portugal
Spain
