Deck 6: The Revolutionary Republic

Question 1

One of the major problems of the Confederation Congress was that it did not have the power to

A) ensure state sovereignty.
B) regulate trade.
C) borrow money.
D) make foreign treaties.
E) print money.

Answer 1

regulate trade.

Question 2

All except which one of the following were important gains in women's rights in the post- revolutionary era?

A) Female academies educated most of the native-born women of the Northeast.
B) The common law rule of coverture was abolished.
C) New Jersey briefly gave voting rights to female tax-paying heads of household.
D) Increasingly, popular novels cast women as main characters.
E) The ideal of "Republican" wife and mother gave women an expanded role within the family.

Answer 2

The common law rule of coverture was abolished.

Question 3

George Mason successfully drafted a declaration of rights that was approved by delegates to what state's constitutional convention?

A) Virginia
B) New York
C) Pennsylvania
D) Rhode Island
E) Massachusetts

Answer 3

Virginia

Question 4

The first state to end the institution of slavery through a gradual abolition law was

A) Massachusetts.
B) New York.
C) Delaware.
D) Pennsylvania.
E) Georgia.

Question 5

George Washington's forces were not permanently defeated by the British in the Battle for New York because

A) of Washington's skilled troop movements.
B) the British commanders were inept.
C) the British commanders chose not to capture them.
D) the British were woefully outnumbered.
E) of the skilled fighting of the French troops.

Question 6

Those who remained loyal to the British crown made up about ____ of the white population in North America.

A) one-sixth
B) one-fourth
C) one-third
D) one-half
E) two-thirds

Question 7

The church that suffered most from the revolutionary conflict was the

A) Congregational Church.
B) Methodist Church.
C) Catholic Church.
D) Baptist Church.
E) Anglican Church.

Question 8

After 1779, most fighting took place in

A) the western frontier.
B) the middle states.
C) New England.
D) the South.
E) Canada.

Question 9

The Ohio Company was concerned with

A) veterans' pensions.
B) bridge building.
C) road construction.
D) logging and timber.
E) land speculation.

Question 10

The peace treaty ending the war between Britain and America was the Treaty of

A) London.
B) Paris.
C) Lisbon.
D) Versailles.
E) Ghent.

Question 11

The Northwest Ordinance included all of the following except

A) a prohibition on slavery.
B) a division of the territory into three to five future states.
C) the prohibition on African Americans moving into the territory.
D) provisions for the territories to enter the confederation on equal footing with those already in existence.
E) protection for civil liberties.

Question 12

Many slaves earned their freedom during the Revolutionary War

A) by fighting for the British.
B) by running away.
C) by fighting for the Americans.
D) through court decisions and legislative actions.
E) all of these choices

Question 13

The final major battle in the Revolutionary War was fought at

A) Yorktown.
B) Jamestown.
C) Saratoga.
D) Charleston.
E) Concord.

Question 14

During the Revolutionary War, most Indian tribes

A) remained neutral.
B) sided with the revolutionaries.
C) sided with the British.
D) split down the middle.
E) sided with the Spanish.

Question 15

British policy regarding the loyalists was

A) well planned and executed.
B) very important to the British war effort.
C) poorly planned and implemented.
D) nonexistent.
E) based on the assumption that they were all spying for the Americans.

Question 16

During the Revolutionary War, about ____ slaves fled their masters.

A) 10,000
B) 25,000
C) 50,000
D) 75,000
E) 100,000

Question 17

The most important outcome of the Battle of Saratoga was that

A) the French entered the war on the side of the colonies.
B) it ended the war in North America.
C) it led to Washington's election as commander in chief.
D) it brought an end to the British ministry that was waging the war.
E) the Spanish entered the war on the side of the colonies.

Question 18

Washington's victory at ____ over the Hessians on Christmas night was a dramatic morale booster to the American cause.

A) Brooklyn Heights
B) Trenton
C) Valley Forge
D) Westchester
E) Yorktown

Question 19

Cornwallis and the British army were pinned down at Yorktown Port by a French navy under the command of

A) Marquis de LaFayette.
B) Pierre de Beaumarchais.
C) Charles DeGaulle.
D) Marquis de LaFitte
E) François de Grasse.

Question 20

Spain chose to enter the war for independence because it

A) was deeply committed to American independence.
B) was hoping to get back at France for losses in the last war.
C) hoped to retake Gibraltar and Florida.
D) desired to take control of Canada.
E) hoped to gain new island possessions in the Caribbean.

Question 21

Between 1760 and 1790 America's population rose from 1.6 million to nearly

A) 2 million.
B) 3 million.
C) 4 million.
D) 5 million.
E) 6 million.

Question 22

The central government created by the Constitution of 1787 had the power to

A) tax.
B) control foreign trade.
C) pass and enforce laws.
D) regulate interstate trade.
E) all of these choices

Question 23

Shays's rebellion was significant because it

A) convinced many conservatives that a stronger central government was necessary.
B) led to state laws exempting farmland from foreclosure.
C) was the only internal rebellion in U.S.history.
D) destroyed the power of the "cosmopolitan" group in Massachusetts politics.
E) marked the beginning of the labor movement in American history.

Question 24

The Constitution of 1787 provided that the president and vice president would be

A) elected by popular vote.
B) chosen by state legislatures.
C) chosen by an electoral college.
D) limited to two terms of office.
E) elected by the House and Senate.

Question 25

After the Battles of Trent and Princeton, the Continental Army was improved by

A) increasing the term of enlistment to three years.
B) instituting strict discipline and increasing the severity of punishment for misdeeds.
C) introducing Prussian drill techniques and standards.
D) offering cash bonuses and land bounties for those who reenlisted.
E) all of these choices.

Question 26

The Connecticut Compromise of the Constitution

A) defined the status of slaves for taxation purposes.
B) was proposed by Alexander Hamilton.
C) created the Bill of Rights.
D) established proportional representation in one house and state equality in the other.
E) determined how slaves were to be counted.

Question 27

Most loyalists

A) strongly rejected the American ideals of liberty and self-government.
B) remained neutral during the American Revolution.
C) sided with England because it seemed less risky than supporting an untried American union.
D) patriotically participated in the fight for American independence.
E) joined the Indian tribes.

Question 28

The idea of the republican mother argued that women were

A) equal to men in the fight for political authority.
B) the true educators of patriotism for their children.
C) guaranteed the same property rights as men.
D) subordinate to men in all ways.
E) required to fight in the military.

Question 29

Admiral Richard Howe and General William Howe

A) were French commanders who assisted General Washington at Yorktown.
B) had the same last name but were not related.
C) forced General Washington and the Continental Army out of New York City in the fall of 1776.
D) had the smallest army in North America but still managed to hold on to Boston throughout the Revolutionary War.
E) were British spies in the American army.

Question 30

The most serious criticism of the Constitution during ratification was the

A) establishment of a standing army.
B) lack of a specific list of individual rights.
C) absence of references to God.
D) failure to designate a national capital.
E) undemocratic nature of the electoral college.

Question 31

The central government under the Articles of Confederation raised money by

A) enacting a national sales tax.
B) passing import/export tariffs.
C) attacking British merchant ships.
D) imposing an income tax.
E) requisitioning funds and printing currency.

Question 32

In the years after the end of the American Revolution, slavery

A) was gradually abolished in all the Northern states.
B) became less important in the South because of the decline of the cotton culture.
C) almost disappeared in the upper South.
D) was strengthened in the Northern cities.
E) remained the same as before the war.

Question 33

In the Virginia Plan, James Madison proposed

A) that the president and senators serve lifetime terms of office.
B) a two-house legislature with representation based on population.
C) that all public officials be elected by popular vote.
D) a one house legislature based on the principle of one state, one vote.
E) separation of church and state.

Question 34

The only state to meet the original deadline for ratifying the Articles of Confederation in 1778 was

A) New York.
B) Virginia.
C) Rhode Island.
D) Massachusetts.
E) Georgia.

Question 35

The state governments set up during the Revolution reflected the American belief in the

A) British tradition of unwritten political precedents and customs.
B) necessity for a written constitution to define citizens' rights and to limit the government's power.
C) importance of a strong executive with compulsory powers.
D) division of political power between economic classes.
E) importance of strong courts to interpret law.

Question 36

The framers of the Constitution of 1787 established it would be ratified by

A) the unanimous consent of the state legislatures.
B) a majority vote from all eligible adult white males.
C) its acceptance by at least nine states in special conventions.
D) the governors of three-fourths of the states.
E) the Confederation Congress.

Question 37

In the peace treaty that ended the American Revolution,

A) New Englanders lost fishing rights off the Coast of Newfoundland.
B) the English retained their forts in the Ohio territory.
C) France acquired Florida.
D) the Mississippi River was recognized as the western boundary of the United States.
E) the Appalachian Mountains were recognized as the western boundary of the United States.

Question 38

George Washington is best described as

A) a dignified, determined leader who often despaired over his disorganized, poorly equipped army.
B) the greatest field commander in U.S.history, who almost single-handedly won the American Revolution, wrote the Constitution, and created the United States.
C) a strong leader but an often inept military strategist.
D) a devout Calvinist who led his men into battle with the cry "God is an American."
E) a consistent supporter of the Revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality for all.

Question 39

Public virtue is closely related to

A) morality.
B) patriotism.
C) militarism.
D) anarchy.
E) capitalism.

Question 40

The Articles of Confederation

A) gave the central government complete and compulsive power over the states and the citizens.
B) included an independent executive branch.
C) never went into effect because it was never ratified.
D) created a strong court system.
E) created a central government that was weaker than the individual states.

Question 41

In 1776, most political leaders in Pennsylvania were

A) conservative.
B) anarchists.
C) radical.
D) monarchists.
E) none of these choices

Question 42

In 1776 John Adams was the leading advocate for unicameral legislatures, such as that found in Pennsylvania.

Question 43

From September to December of 1776, the number of Americans who stood fit for duty in the northern theater went from 27,000 down to only 6,000.

Question 44

The French secretly aided the American rebellion through a fictitious corporation.

Question 45

The British victory at Saratoga convinced France to stay out of the American war for independence.

Question 46

The protection of state sovereignty included in the Articles of Confederation was the brainchild of

A) North Carolina.
B) South Carolina.
C) Virginia.
D) Georgia.
E) Rhode Island.

Question 47

Ratification of the Constitution was a relatively easy and quick affair once the document had been written.

Question 48

In Federalist #10, James Madison argued for the greater stability of a large republic over a small one.

Question 49

The last state to ratify the Constitution in 1790 was

A) North Carolina.
B) Virginia.
C) Massachusetts.
D) Rhode Island.
E) New York.

Question 50

The Northwest Ordinance (1787) prohibited slavery in the Northwest (Ohio) Territory.

Question 51

An attempted coup d'etat of Continental Army officers was put down by George Washington at Yorktown.

Question 52

Shawnee and Delaware leaders who pursued friendly relations with the Americans but refused to fight other Indians included all of the following except

A) Joseph Brant.
B) White Eyes.
C) Killbuck.
D) Corn planter.
E) none of these choices

Question 53

The greatest opposition to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 came from the South over the institution of slavery.

Question 54

Americans expected a quick victory in the war after which of the following events?

A) The victory at Trenton
B) Franklin's trip to London
C) The French signing a treaty with them
D) The Spanish joining the war
E) Victory at Lexington and Concord

Question 55

The chief architect of the Massachusetts constitution was

A) Samuel Adams.
B) John Adams.
C) Patrick Henry.
D) George Washington.
E) Thomas Jefferson.

Question 56

The idea of proportional representation in one house and state equality in the other was proposed by

A) New Hampshire.
B) Rhode Island.
C) Maryland.
D) Connecticut.
E) New York.

Question 57

The Revolutionary War officially came to a close with the Treaty of Paris (1783).

Question 58

The first state to ratify the Constitution was

A) Virginia.
B) Delaware.
C) Connecticut.
D) Pennsylvania.
E) Rhode Island.

Question 59

In his efforts to persuade the French to ally with the Americans, Benjamin Franklin

A) threatened the use of military force against them.
B) identified strongly with the aristocratic elements of French society.
C) lived in France for a time.
D) alienated most Frenchmen.
E) learned to speak French.

Question 60

British ally Joseph Brant was a

A) Shawnee.
B) Mohawk.
C) Oneida.
D) Cherokee.
E) Apache

Question 61

In 1776, Virginia became the first state to adopt a permanent, republican constitution.

Question 62

Most Indians hoped that the colonies would be victorious in the Revolutionary War.

Question 63

American exports to Britain in 1784 were less than half the level of 1774.

Question 64

The Articles of Confederation were ratified quickly and easily.

Question 65

In the 1780s, the US had a thriving economy.

Question 66

Massachusetts slave Elizabeth Freeman sued her master in 1781 and won her liberty.

Question 67

By 1780, military leaders on both sides believed that events in Virginia would decide the war.

Question 68

After the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, Congress promised a cash bonus to all soldiers who served for the duration of the conflict.

Question 69

Most slaves who reached British units during the Revolution won their freedom.

Question 70

George Washington's attack on Trenton resulted in substantial patriot losses.

Question 71

French aid to the Americans during the Revolution was insignificant.

Question 72

The most significant victory for George Washington was Philadelphia.

Question 73

Kentucky was heavily populated by Native Americans.

Question 74

Southern delegates to Congress all opposed the Northwest Ordinance.

Question 75

The Revolutionary War demonstrated the weakness of Congress.

Question 76

The Massachusetts constitution that was ratified in 1780 is still in effect and is the oldest constitution in the world.

Question 77

After 1778, political opposition in England to the war in America had disappeared.

Question 78

Benedict Arnold attempted to undermine the revolutionary cause by betraying New York City to the British.

Question 79

The Spanish allied with England.

Question 80

The Virginia state constitution of 1776 gave nearly all power to the governor; however, it also included a bill of rights.