History Ch.5 Quiz- American Revolution

In 1781, the states ratifies a plane for a decentralized government of the U.S. that was called the…

Articles of Confederation

The government under the Articles of Confederation consisted of…

A unicameral legislature

In the second phase of the American Revolution (early 1776-early 1778), the fighting resulted in the British forces…

Achieving several important victories and having their best chance to win but failing to crush the Americans because of mistakes and blunders.

The final phase of the American Revolution was characterized by…

All of the answers are correct (The ultimate failure of Britain’s southern strategy, major battles between opposing forces of Americans, guerilla warfare aimed at wearing done British forces.

The economic effects of the Revolutionary War included…

Encouraging American economic growth and diversification.

According to the Declaration of Independence, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of the rights os people, it is the right of the people to…

Alter or abolish that government

During the Revolutionary War, the principle reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to…

Facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing money from other nations

The Treaty of Paris included a provision that…

Awarded the Americans with a generous cession of land

During the Revolution, the Americans had all of the following advantages over the British except…

Their troops were generally superior to the British regulars

The Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787, which created the Northwest Territory, also…

All answers are correct (Abolished slavery in the territories north of the ohio river, proved highly favorable to land speculators, and established a procedure for surveying and selling western land)

For most black Americans, the American Revolution…

Had limited but profound significance

The Articles of Confederation suffered from all of the following weaknesses EXCEPT…

Prohibiting amendments to the original articles

The wartime experiences of American women included all of the following EXCEPT…

Momentarily gaining the right to vote in many northern states

Which of the following contributed most to the American victory in the revolution?

French military and financial assistance

During the American Revolution, the real center of authority was…

The state governments

After the Revolution, the concept of the “republican mother” suggested that…

Women would be responsible for raising their children, especially their sons, to be virtuous citizens of the young republic.

Shay’s Rebellion strengthened the movement to…

Produce a new national constitution

By the end of the American Revolution, most Native American tribes had…

Experienced a weakening of their power and independence

The pamphlet “Common Sense” was instrumental in gaining support for…

The idea of independence from Great Britain

By the late 1700s, how did enslavement change?

The deals of the American Revolution promoted some individuals and groups to call for the abolition of slavery

Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 - Which of the following historical situations most directly shaped Paine’s argument that Britain’s policies were economically harming its colonies.

Continued enforcement of mercantillism

Paine’s argument that “the same tyranny which drove the first emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still” was most likely in reference to which of the following situations?

The belief among colonists that they had earned a right to greater liberty form Britain