Question 1

During the 1780s,James Madison,Alexander Hamilton,and others favored a "continental ________"-a 5 percent duty on imported goods.

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Question 2

Like Bacon's Rebellion,Shays's Rebellion occurred in Virginia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each side in fighting the Revolutionary War.

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Advantages of the American side in the R...

Question 4

When the United States began as a nation,most citizens were independent property holders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Battle of Saratoga (1777)was both a turning point in the Revolutionary War and a victory for the colonists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The general assumptions of American republicanism were modeled after those of French thinkers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When George Washington took command of the Continental army,he did not have a great deal of public confidence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In colonial America,under English common law a married woman

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A)   could not own property.
B)   had more legal rights than unmarried women.
C)   had legal authority over her children.
D)   could not earn wages greater than her husband.
E)   could only initiate divorce in case of adultery.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing was stimulated by

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A)   favorable trade agreements with England.
B)   an English desire to protect American vessels.
C)   the closing of British ports to American trade.
D)   British abandonment of impressments.
E)   the flood of immigration after the war.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it

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A)   temporarily brought a halt to the new American government.
B)   led the federal government to adopt the gold standard.
C)   led to the downfall of the state government in Massachusetts.
D)   contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform.
E)   encouraged Massachusetts to adopt gradual emancipation.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C) D

Question 11

Regarding the status of women,the effect of the American Revolution

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A)   was minimal and short-term.
B)   was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system.
C)   was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society.
D)   generally weakened the position of women in society.
E)   led some women to question their position in society.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The ordinances of 1784 and 1785 were more favorable to settlers than to land speculators.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 13

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the structure of government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.

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The Articles of Confederation, the first...

Question 14

The Articles of Confederation were adopted when states gave up their

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A)   power to regulate trade.
B)   power to make war.
C)   claims to western lands.
D)   right to levy their own taxes.
E)   plans for emancipation.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 15

The Declaration of Independence borrowed heavily from previously written colonial documents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

By the end of the Revolutionary War,the position of Native Americans in and near the United States had been strengthened by their support of the Patriot cause.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Confederation's most important accomplishment was its resolution of controversies over access to the Mississippi River.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

Thomas Jefferson had deep moral misgivings about slavery,but he could not envision any alternative to it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the 1780s,in every new state constitution,

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A)   state legislatures were to be chosen by a direct popular vote.
B)   governors were prevented from holding a seat in the legislature.
C)   property requirements for voting were relaxed or eliminated.
D)   women were denied the right to vote.
E)   governors were given the authority to tax.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The United States never negotiated a formal alliance with France during the Revolutionary War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The American Revolution

During the 1780s,James Madison,Alexander Hamilton,and others favored a "continental ________"-a 5 percent duty on imported goods.

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Like Bacon's Rebellion,Shays's Rebellion occurred in Virginia.

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Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each side in fighting the Revolutionary War.

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When the United States began as a nation,most citizens were independent property holders.

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The Battle of Saratoga (1777)was both a turning point in the Revolutionary War and a victory for the colonists.

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The general assumptions of American republicanism were modeled after those of French thinkers.

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When George Washington took command of the Continental army,he did not have a great deal of public confidence.

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