Learn: American Revolution: Liberty, Freedom, and Social Change

What was different about American demands for liberty and freedom in 1774 and 1775 from those made during the previous decade? | A. Earlier claims for freedom had been less threatening to the British government and its representatives in the colonies. | B. The earlier call for the rights of Englishmen now included a demand for natural rights and universal freedom. | C. The resistance movement in the mid-1770s was more spontaneous and less organized than it had been under the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. | D. More grassroots and local organizations propelled the protests of the 1760s.

b

What, in essence, was Thomas Paine's argument in Common Sense? | A. Paine argued for a permanent reconciliation between Britain and its colonies and a reaffirmation of American loyalty to the crown. | B. Paine reaffirmed the role of the monarch but challenged the validity of the English constitution. | C. Paine argued that the colonies did not benefit from membership in the British empire. | D. Paine championed American independence but argued that Americans should remain allied to Great Britain both economically and militarily.

c

In what way did the Declaration of Independence transform and expand the meaning of freedom? | A. It stressed individual self-fulfillment over a traditional set of rights. | B. It condemned the inhumanity of the slave trade. | C. Jefferson limited his justification for freedom and independence to a list of grievances against an imperial power. | D. Jefferson's focus was upon the citizens of Britain as well as those in the colonies.

a

Which of the following is an example of "free labor"? | A. an enslaved African American field hand | B. an apprentice in a blacksmith's shop | C. a wage worker in a printer's shop | D. an indentured servant in a private home

c

How did rampant inflation during the Revolution lead to a debate over the meaning of economic freedom? | A. Americans debated the wisdom of increasing the supply of paper money in circulation. | B. Americans were divided over the wisdom of pursuing wage and price controls to promote the public good versus allowing the free market to direct the economy. | C. Americans deliberated over what action to take against merchants who stockpiled goods in order to profit from shortages. | D. Americans were of mixed opinion about whether agriculture and trade should be disrupted by the war.

b

Which of the following is NOT true about Loyalists during the revolutionary era? | A. Nearly one-quarter of free Americans remained loyal to the crown during the war. | B. Many Loyalists had their property seized or destroyed. | C. Newspapers thought to be loyal to Britain were suppressed. | D. Loyalists continued to face persecution long after the war was over.

d

What did the outcome of the Revolution mean for Native Americans? | A. Native nations struggled in the coming decades to hold onto their land and independence as American voters coveted Native American land. | B. Native nations living in areas once possessed by the British were now free to sell land to the new United States. | C. Anglo Americans now considered Native concerns and desires for liberty in making future decisions about westward expansion. | D. Native nations were forced to turn to the Spanish for help in reconquering lost tribal lands east of the Mississippi.

a

How did Elizabeth Freeman obtain her freedom? | A. She responded to Lord Dunmore's promise of sanctuary and escaped to British lines. | B. She ran away from her owner and was able to pass for freeborn. | C. She brought suit against her owner and won. | D. She was voluntarily emancipated by her owner.

c

How did the Revolution raise questions about the status of slavery in the United States? | A. For many Americans, slavery was inconsistent with the ideology of the Revolution that freedom was a universal entitlement. | B. With much of the plantation South in ruins, there was less need for enslaved labor. | C. Slavery was no longer central to the economy. | D. The enslaved population seemed irrevocably reduced as thousands of enslaved Blacks escaped to British lines and eventually departed for Canada and West Africa.

a

Given the contributions of women to the American war effort, what rights did white women have in the new nation? | A. Women were no longer bound by the doctrine of coverture. | B. Women had only those rights granted through their husbands. | C. Women were able to actively participate in politics. | D. Women were legally entitled to serve in the military.

b

What is "republican motherhood"? | A. the idea that women should be naturally submissive and dependent upon their husbands | B. the idea that women were responsible for those living in their households—including indentured servants, apprentices, and slaves | C. an ideology that stressed education for women so that they could convey the principles of liberty and government to their sons | D. an ideology that promoted gender equality

c