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Which of the following statements describes the historical significance of the April 1776 Battle of Lexington and Concord?

The bloodshed that took place made further compromise impossible

Why was the popular pamphlet entitled Common Sense significant?

It called for republicanism and convinced many colonists of the need to fight for American independence

Who led the moderate faction at the Second Continental Congress and won approval of a petition expressing loyalty to George III and asking for a repeal of oppressive parliamentary legislation?

John Dickinson

Which Patriot leader persuaded Bostonians to create the first committee of correspondence?

Samuel Adams

At the First Continental Congress in 1774, New England delegates advocated which of the following plans?

Political union and defensive military preparations

In the decade before the American Revolution, the colonists' achieved the greatest effect by using which of the following means of protest?

Boycotts

Which of the following events took place during the Second Continental Congress in 1775?

George Washington became head of the Continental army

Which of the following statements describes the Boston Massacre, which took place on March 5, 1770?

Five Bostonians were shot and killed by British troops who were later exonerated of the crime

Why did Chesapeake slave owners increasingly rally to the Patriot cause?

They feared the British would seize control of courts and assemblies in the South if they succeeded in doing so in Massachusetts

Which of the following was part of British Parliament's effort to govern the colonies after the Great War for Empire ended in 1763?

The seizure of American vessels carrying supplies from the mainland to the French West Indies.

On what basis did the American colonists object to the vice-admiralty courts in which violators of the Sugar Act were tried?

The courts were run by British-appointed judges and did not involve juries.

How did the Daughters of Liberty contribute to the American boycott of British goods in the late 1760s?

They promoted nonimportation by making and wearing homespun cloth.

Which of the following outcomes resulted from the Continental Congress' approval of the Declaration of Independence?

Loyalists and anti-independence moderates left the Congress

Which of the following was one reason the British sent 7,500 troops to North America after the end of the Great War for Empire in 1763?

The British government sought to prevent future Indian uprisings on the frontier.

How did Britain's skyrocketing national debt affect its government in England and America in the 1760s?

The need for higher taxes spurred Britain to increase the size and power of its bureaucracy in England and America

At the same time that Parliament imposed the Stamp Act, it also passed the Quartering Act, which required

colonial governments to provide barracks and food for British troops sent to America to protect them.

Which of the following was the purpose of the Tea Act imposed by Parliament on the colonies in May 1773?

The British needed to bail out the financially strapped British East India Company.

Members of activist groups, such as the Sons of Liberty, were typically which of the following?

artisans, shopkeepers, poor laborers, and seamen

The 1774 Coercive Acts applied to which of the following colonies?

Massachusetts only

How did the British politicians respond to the American's cry of ''no taxation without representation''?

Politicians argued that the colonists already had virtual representation.

Which of the following statements characterizes the relative military strengths of the British and Patriot forces during the Revolutionary War?

The British could expect support from thousands of Loyalists in the colonies and many Indian tribes.

What was significant about George Washington's leading of his troops across the Delaware River on Christmas night in 1776?

Washington's action surprised the enemy and gave the Americans their first real victory.

Which of the following statements describes British military strategy during the first two years of the Revolutionary War?

The British were content to demonstrate their superior power and tactics in the hopes of convincing the rebels to surrender.

Which of the following describes the Continental army during the Revolutionary War?

Most of its recruits were poor native-born youths and older foreign-born men.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga historically significant?

The victory ensured the French would join in an alliance with the Americans.

Patriot women contributed to the war effort in the 1770s by

increasing production of homespun cloth.

Which of the following factors posed a major problem for the colonies during the American Revolution?

The high price and scarcity of goods

Which of the following statements describes the American Revolution's impact on civilians in areas that saw military conflicts?

Both British and American troops were known to loot farms and harass and rape civilian women.

To finance the war during its first two years, the new American state governments relied primarily on

printing large quantities of paper money.

Which of the following was a consequence of the large increase of paper currency in circulation in the states during the Revolutionary War years?

The paper bills quickly fell in value, becoming nearly worthless.

How did the finances of the Continental Congress compare to those of the states during the first two years of the Revolutionary War?

Like the states, the Continental Congress lacked income and issued paper money in an effort to sustain itself.

The Treaty of Alliance that the French and Americans signed in 1778 included which of the following stipulations?

Neither side would sign a separate peace that failed to recognize American independence.

How did the British respond after their loss at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777?

They tried to broker a negotiated settlement with the Americans.

The British strategy in its military campaign in the South in 1778 relied on which of the following factors?

A plan to use Loyalists to administer the territories they expected to capture.

Through which of the following actions did Sir Henry Clinton launch his southern campaign in 1778?

Capturing Savannah, Georgia, and mobilizing hundreds of blacks

Which event turned the tide of the war after Britain's series of victories in the South in the late 1770s?

French troops' arrival in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1780

Which of the following factors made a critical contribution to the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown in 1781?

Washington's feigned attack on Manhattan while French troops set on Virginia

Which of the following statements explains the Patriots' successful revolution against Great Britain?

About one-third of the population strongly supported the war and was willing to finance the fighting through inflation.

Which of the following factors explains George Washington's success as an American military leader?

His ability to maintain the support and morale of Continental Congress, state governments, and the Continental army.

Despite the favorable terms Americans achieved in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, they could not ultimately secure which of the following?

Forgiveness of their debts to British merchants

Pennsylvania's constitution of 1776 contained which of the following provisions?

The right of all taxpaying men to vote.

Which of the following statements characterized Pennsylvania's democratic constitution of 1776?

Many leading patriots found its radically democratic elements quite alarming.

Why was Abigail Adams a notable figure in the Revolutionary era?

She criticized Patriots like her husband John and insisted on equal legal rights for married women.

Although women made few gains in the eighteenth century, they did achieve a degree of progress in 1790 when they won which of the following?

Equal access to public education in Massachusetts

What happened to the property of Loyalists during the Revolution?

The Continental Congress auctioned off Loyalists' lands to raise money to fund the war.

Which of the following was a result of the Loyalists' exodus during and after the Revolution?

Patriot merchants replaced Tories at the top of the economic ladder.

Which of the following was true under the Articles of Confederation?

Most of the power remained with the states.

Why did it take the Continental Congress several years to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

Disputes over western land claims led some states to block ratification.

Why was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 significant?

It prohibited slavery in the territory and earmarked funds from land sales for public schools.

Which of the following were eventually created out of the Northwest Territory?

Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana

Why were the land ordinances of the 1780s considered a great accomplishment of the Confederation Congress?

The ordinances provided for orderly settlement and created a fair process for those areas to eventually become fully equal states.

The Great Compromise led to which of the following outcomes?

A bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate.

Which constitutional provision demonstrated the framers' lack of trust in the "people"?

The method of electing the president

The Constitution, as completed on September 17, 1787, gave the national government which of the following?

Broad powers over taxation, military defense, and commerce

Why were Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut among the first to ratify the United States Constitution?

These states wanted a strong government to counter the power of the larger states.

American anti-federalist Patrick Henry opposed the ratification of the Constitution for which of the following reasons?

He feared high taxes, a large bureaucracy, and a standing army.

In Federalist No. 10, James Madison maintained that the constitutional government would accomplish which of the following ends?

Prevent any one faction from becoming dominant

To persuade Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York to ratify the Constitution, leading Federalists promised that

a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution.

Which of the following events from the 1780s most clearly resembles the resistance that McDonnell describes in the excerpt?

Antitax protests by Daniel Shays and his supporters in Massachusetts

Which of the following developments was the most direct consequence of the situation described in the excerpt?

Public debates between Federalists and Antifederalists

Which of the following statements describes actions the first congressional government undertook in 1789?

George Washington established a cabinet--or body of advisors--and an administrative bureaucracy under the president's control.

Approval by Congress and ratification by the states of the Bill of Rights had which of the following outcomes?

An easing of Americans' fears of an oppressive national government

Why was Hamilton's financial plan so controversial?

It lined the pockets of wealthy investors and speculators.

To win votes for his financial plan, Hamilton made which of the following concessions?

Proposing that the nation's new capitol be built in the Upper South

Thomas Jefferson's vision for the future of the United States included which of the following ideas?

Western territories populated by independent yeomen farm families

Which of the following served as a catalyst for the 1794 domestic insurgency known as the Whiskey Rebellion?

an excise tax

Which of the following events was the Federalists' response to the Republicans' criticism of their policies in the 1790s?

The Alien and Sedition Acts

The Naturalization, Alien, and Sedition acts had which of the following outcomes in the United States in the 1790s?

It became illegal to publish insults or malicious attacks against Congress or the president.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which were set forth in 1798, supported which of the following positions?

States' right to judge the legitimacy of national laws

Why did Thomas Jefferson call his election to the presidency the "Revolution of 1800"?

The government changed peacefully despite bitter partisan conflict and foreign crisis.

Why was the decision in the case Marbury v. Madison (1803) of great importance in American history?

It marked the first occasion on which the Supreme Court declared that it had the power to rule national laws unconstitutional.

Why did Thomas Jefferson decide to attempt to purchase New Orleans in 1801?

Spain refused to allow American farmers to ship their products through the port, in violation of the Pinckney Treaty.

Which of the following describes Jefferson's approach to the opportunity to purchase Louisiana in 1802?

The opportunity led Jefferson to revis his view of the presidential powers granted by the Constitution.

Why did Thomas Jefferson dispatch the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?

He wanted a report on the physical features and the plant and animal life of the Louisiana Territory.

The prophet Tenskwatawa was historically significant for which of the following activities?

Tenskwatawa urged Indian peoples to work together and to shun the ways of Americans.

Which of the following statements describes the Federalists' response to the War of 1812?

Most Federalists strongly opposed the war and some in Massachusetts me to consider amending the Constitution to prevent future such wars.

Why was the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 significant?

It restored national pride and made Andrew Jackson an American hero.

Which of the following factors made the critical contribution to the Federalist Party's downfall?

The adoption of many of their policies by Republicans

John Marshall's decisions upheld the principle of

the supremacy of national laws over state laws.

Which of the following was true of the "Era of Good Feeling"?

There was apparent political harmony.

Which of the following statements characterizes the operations of the Bank of the United States in the twenty years after its 1791 chartering?

The bank had branches in eight major cities to respond to demands for commercial credit, and its profits averaged 8 percent annually.

In which of the following lists is the emergence of American financial institutions placed in the correct chronological order?

Bank of North America, Second Bank of the United States, land banks

The Panic of 1819 caused which of the following outcomes?

American cotton and wheat prices plummeted over 50 percent.

Why did a national market emerge in the United States between the 1780s and about 1820?

Entrepreneurs mobilized the large rural workforce to manufacture and distribute goods throughout the United States.

Which of the following describes the textile industry that was emerging in New England and the Middle Atlantic states in the 1780s?

The industry relied on an outwork system that combined mills and household labor.

In which of the following ways did the growth of rural manufacturing affect New Englanders in the early eighteenth century?

Farm families became more dependent on market forces beyond their control.

Which of the following statements describes transportation in the trans-Appalachian West in the early nineteenth century?

Water transport was the quickest and cheapest way to get goods to market

Which of the following objections to the system of state-sponsored mercantilism emerged in the United States by 1820?

It violated the equal rights of citizens and lessened the power of government.

On what basis did the U.S. government base its claim that the commonwealth system was consistent with republican ideology?

State support for private businesses contributed to the overall public good.

Which of the following describes the relationship between social status and wealth in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century American history?

Americans respected those who raised their status through talent and hard work.

Which of the following describes the political developments taking place in America during the first two decades of the nineteenth century?

Ordinary white men's rising political status was accompanied by a decline in the political rights of women and free blacks.

Which of the following statements describes the extent to which parents exercised control over their children's marriages in the United States in 1800?

Because landholdings shrank, parents lost leverage over their children's choices of marital partners.

The spread of the cultural attitude known as sentimentalism in early nineteenth-century America had which of the following social and cultural consequences?

Increased emphasis on the importance of love in marriage

In theory, companionate marriage gave wives equality of rank and fortune but did not solve the issue of

domestic tyranny

Which of the following characterizes the impact of companionate marriage on divorce in the early nineteenth century?

Most divorce petitions in the early nineteenth century cited emotional complaints

Which of the following factors contributed to the sharp decline in the American birthrate from 1790 to 1820?

Fathers' desire for fewer children in order to ensure the adequacy of their inheritances

How did yeomen and tenant farmers who were influenced by the Second Great Awakening in the nineteenth century treat their children?

With strict rules and harsh discipline

In the early 1800s, which group would have endorsed Thomas Jefferson's and Benjamin Rush's proposals for comprehensive public education?

Wealthy New England merchants

Noah Webster influenced American society in the late eighteenth century through which of the following means?

Publishing dictionaries and spelling books to make American spelling and grammar more uniform

Why did the emancipation of slaves proceed very slowly in the northern states during and after the Revolution?

The northern states gave priority to slaveholders' property rights so that emancipation often was spaced out over several slave generations.