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After Lexington and Concord: |
| | A) | independence immediately became an American war aim. |
| | B) | Congress rejected the "Olive Branch Petition" that was an effort at reconciliation with Britain. |
| | C) | it took almost a year for independence to become a primary war aim. |
| | D) | people immediately viewed independence as a war aim, but it took Congress over a year to concur. |
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| 2 | |
Thomas Paine's Common Sense is an important work because it: |
| | A) | helped Americans reconcile their differences with England. |
| | B) | persuaded Americans that no reconciliation with Britain was possible. |
| | C) | supported the concept of the English constitution. |
| | D) | argued that Parliament, not the King, was the enemy. |
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| 3 | |
Historians have long debated whether the colonial motivations for the American Revolution were: |
| | A) | economic or ideological. |
| | B) | economic or religious. |
| | C) | religious or military. |
| | D) | based on disputes between slaveowners and non-slaveowners. |
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The Declaration of Independence stated that governments were formed to: |
| | A) | give men an opportunity to exert power. |
| | B) | reward loyal servants of the state. |
| | C) | promote democracy. |
| | D) | protect a person's life, freedom, and right to pursue happiness. |
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After the initial surge of patriotism, American troops: |
| | A) | came primarily from volunteers. |
| | B) | immediately came under the control of the federal government. |
| | C) | came from both conscription and payment of bounties. |
| | D) | were primarily paid substitutes. |
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Most of America's war materials came from: |
| | A) | American manufacturers. |
| | B) | the seizure of British forts and the surrender of British armies. |
| | C) | the capture of supply ships by American privateers. |
| | D) | foreign aid. |
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Britain enjoyed all of the following advantages in the Revolution except: |
| | A) | the greatest navy and the best-equipped army in the world. |
| | B) | superior industrial resources. |
| | C) | greater commitment to the conflict. |
| | D) | a coherent structure of command. |
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Congress financed the revolution by: |
| | A) | selling bonds. |
| | B) | minting gold and silver coins. |
| | C) | borrowing from other nations. |
| | D) | taxing the wealthy. |
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The choice of George Washington as commander in chief was a good one because of his: |
| | A) | knowledge of military affairs. |
| | B) | image among the people, who trusted and respected him. |
| | C) | successful military experience in the Great War for the empire. |
| | D) | relaxed, informal way with his men. |
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After a year of war, the British realized: |
| | A) | they had a better chance of success in the South where Tory support was stronger. |
| | B) | the war had become more than just a local phenomenon around Boston. |
| | C) | the American invasion of Canada had taken away a substantial amount of British territory. |
| | D) | that they could win the war by taking Boston. |
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By the end of 1776 the American army under Washington had: |
| | A) | won no victories, major or minor. |
| | B) | become badly divided and scattered. |
| | C) | retreated into western Pennsylvania. |
| | D) | won two minor victories and remained intact. |
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Which of the following was NOT part of the British strategy to cut the United States in two in 1777? |
| | A) | To move forces up the Hudson from New York City. |
| | B) | To prepare a two-pronged attack along the Mohawk and the upper Hudson. |
| | C) | To capture Charleston. |
| | D) | To bring an army down from Canada to meet the one coming up from New York. |
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John Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga: |
| | A) | convinced the French that they should help the Americans. |
| | B) | caused the British to consider giving up the fight. |
| | C) | made George Washington a military hero. |
| | D) | had little effect on the war in the long run. |
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After 1777 the British decided to focus their efforts in the South because: |
| | A) | there was less population there. |
| | B) | they believed there were more Loyalists there. |
| | C) | they thought slaves would help them. |
| | D) | they had more Indian allies there. |
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The treason of Benedict Arnold: |
| | A) | shocked American forces. |
| | B) | came as no surprise since he was not highly regarded. |
| | C) | led to the surrender of the fort at West Point. |
| | D) | resulted in Arnold's hanging. |
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The British were forced to surrender at Yorktown because: |
| | A) | French troops and a French fleet helped trap the British. |
| | B) | Washington was able to defeat the British in the field. |
| | C) | Americans were finally better trained than the British. |
| | D) | the British commander underestimated the size of Washington's army. |
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Even though the British wanted to end the war, the French were reluctant to negotiate because: |
| | A) | they feared the Americans might take Canada. |
| | B) | British agents were at work among the common folk of Paris. |
| | C) | they were committed to staying in the war until Spain got Gibraltar. |
| | D) | Spain was insisting on getting the Virgin Islands. |
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Of all the Loyalists groups in America, the one which suffered most as a result of the Revolution was: |
| | A) | western farmers. |
| | B) | slaves. |
| | C) | traders and trappers. |
| | D) | Anglicans. |
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Native Americans: |
| | A) | generally fought in the war on the side of the British. |
| | B) | generally fought in the war on the side of the Americans. |
| | C) | generally stayed neutral in the war. |
| | D) | saw their position improved by the results of the Revolution. |
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White residents in South Carolina and Georgia were more restrained in their revolutionary expressions than were counterparts in other colonies because they were: |
| | A) | primarily rice planters, unaffected by British restrictions. |
| | B) | Anglican and loyal to the Church of England. |
| | C) | fearful that talk of rebellion would inspire slaves to revolt. |
| | D) | closely tied to families back in England. |
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During the Revolution women took on new responsibilities. After the war: |
| | A) | things generally went back to the way they were before and few concrete reforms occurred in the status of women. |
| | B) | women were able to translate wartime gains into peacetime reforms. |
| | C) | women were recognized and honored for their contributions with new careers. |
| | D) | women got the right to vote in most northern colonies. |
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In spite of rhetoric proclaiming "all men are created equal," slavery survived in America for nearly a century after the Revolution because whites: |
| | A) | harbored racist assumptions about the natural inferiority of blacks. |
| | B) | never considered it immoral or wrong. |
| | C) | feared free blacks would return to Africa. |
| | D) | refused to consider plans to compensate slaveholders for gradual emancipation of slaves. |
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If postwar Americans agreed on nothing else, they agreed that: |
| | A) | there should be no property qualifications to vote. |
| | B) | states should have democratic governments. |
| | C) | new governments should be republican. |
| | D) | some men were born to govern and some were born to follow. |
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the only institution of national authority was the: |
| | A) | Supreme Court. |
| | B) | Congress. |
| | C) | President of the United States. |
| | D) | Senate. |
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