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Unit 2: Ch. 5,6,7, 8 Exam

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  • Q1
    1. Published in January 1776, Common Sense was written by
    Thomas Paine.
    Thomas Jefferson.
    Ben Franklin.
    James Madison.
    30s
  • Q2
    2. During the American Revolution, the Iroquois Confederacy officially
    allied itself with the colonists.
    allied itself with the British.
    refused to ally with either combatant until France entered the war.
    declared its neutrality.
    30s
  • Q3
    3. During the American Revolution, Loyalists
    were forbidden by the Patriots to move to England until the war had ended.
    constituted perhaps as many as one-third of the white colonial population.
    were nearly all office holders in the English government.
    were forced to leave the colonies soon after the war began.
    30s
  • Q4
    4. The fear of ________ helped prevent English colonists in the Caribbean islands from joining with the continental Americans in the revolt against Britain.
    slave rebellions
    economic repercussions
    the British navy
    French intervention
    30s
  • Q5
    5. In the Battle of Bunker Hill,
    the Patriots suffered light casualties and won the battle.
    Benedict Arnold was wounded.
    the British suffered heavy casualties.
    the Patriots refused to withdraw and were all killed.
    30s
  • Q6
    6. Which of the following took place during the first phase (1775-1776) of the Revolutionary War?
    American troops took Nova Scotia.
    British troops evacuated Boston.
    British troops under William Howe captured Philadelphia.
    American troops captured Quebec.
    30s
  • Q7
    7. The battle at Yorktown involved
    the most bloody battle of the war.
    a combined French and American army and navy.
    the suicide of the commanding British general.
    evidence that the British were executing prisoners of war.
    30s
  • Q8
    8. The British military campaigns of 1777 saw
    General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga.
    the British retake Boston and set it afire.
    General William Howe stay in camp when he was supposed to have moved south.
    a major American victory at Philadelphia.
    30s
  • Q9
    9. After the Battle of Saratoga in early 1778, France
    expelled the colonies' diplomats, including Benjamin Franklin, from Paris.
    recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandoning the war effort.
    agreed to give the Americans money and supplies, but withheld its soldiers.
    withdrew military naval support from the U.S., but continued to provide monetary assistance and supplies.
    30s
  • Q10
    10. Regarding the status of women, the effect of the American Revolution
    was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system.
    was minimal and short-term.
    was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society.
    led some women to question their position in society.
    30s
  • Q11
    11. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to
    levy direct taxes on the people.
    regulate trade.
    borrow and issue money.
    draft troops.
    30s
  • Q12
    12. Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783,
    the United States received all territory east of the Rocky Mountains.
    the United States gained formal British recognition of American independence.
    Spain received Gibraltar from the English.
    England was forced to pay reparations to the new American nation.
    30s
  • Q13
    13. One effect of Shays's Rebellion was that it
    encouraged Massachusetts to adopt gradual emancipation.
    contributed to the growing belief the national government needed reform.
    led to the downfall of the state government in Massachusetts.
    temporarily brought a halt to the new American government.
    30s
  • Q14
    14. The first secretary of the treasury under the new government of 1789 was
    Robert Morris.
    Thomas Jefferson.
    Alexander Hamilton.
    Henry Knox.
    30s
  • Q15
    15. In the Constitution, political parties were
    encouraged.
    viewed as temporary factions.
    not mentioned.
    described as dangerous.
    30s

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