Question 1

While the American government experienced a great deal of frustration under the Articles of Confederation, what policies and/or programs did it create that proved successful? How did they influence the development of the United States?

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Question 2

What were the causes and consequences of Shays's Rebellion? Why was the rebellion significant to the adoption of a new constitution?

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Question 3

What political concerns were reflected in the first state constitutions and Articles of Confederation?

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Question 4

What factors enabled the Americans to defeat the British in the American Revolution?

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Question 5

How did the Revolution affect relationships among Americans of different classes, races, and genders?

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Question 6

What were the military advantages and disadvantages of the two sides at the onset of the War for Independence? How did these advantages and disadvantages change over the course of the war?

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Question 7

What were the principal issues dividing proponents and opponents of the new federal Constitution?

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Question 8

Which of the following correctly describes the situation of Native Americans in the 1770s and 1780s?

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Native Americans adapted to the changing circumstances by incorporating useful aspects of European culture into their own, blending traditional ways with new influences.

Question 9

Which of the following men was a leader of the Anti-Federalists?

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George Mason was a prominent Anti-Federalist who argued against the ratification of the United States Constitution without a bill of rights. He was instrumental in the drafting of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which influenced the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution.

Question 10

Compare the Federalist and Anti-federalist positions on the ratification of the Constitution. Why did the Federalist position win?

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Question 11

Who were the loyalists, and why did they remain loyal? What were their beliefs? What happened to them? Were they treated justly?

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Question 12

Alexander McGillivray prove to be a shrewd leader by carefully strengthening

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Alexander McGillivray was a leader of the Creek Indians, and he worked to strengthen their position, negotiating with the United States and the state of Georgia to gain concessions for his people.

Question 13

How did the results of the war in mainland North America compare with the outcome elsewhere?

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Question 14

What were the terms of the Peace of Paris? Why did the United States receive as much as it did? What problems did the peace treaty leave unresolved?

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Question 15

Analyze the constitutions that states adopted during the course of the Revolution. What were their common provisions, and what did they indicate about American beliefs? Why did the states adopt these types of constitutions?

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Question 16

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Mid-Atlantic States and Old Northwest that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Princeton, New Jersey

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Question 17

Compare the impact that the American Revolution had on women and African Americans. What specific changes occurred during the Revolutionary era, and how did the events of the era lay the groundwork for future reforms?

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Question 18

Explore how and why the United States won its independence in the Revolutionary War. Why was the leadership of General George Washington so important? What role did foreign support play in the American victory? How important was the common soldier to the success of the Revolution?

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Question 19

What impact did other countries have on the struggle between Britain and its American colonies?

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Question 20

Discuss the impact that the American Revolution had on American social structure. In what ways did "the Revolutionary era set in motion significant social changes"? How did the war democratize the political assumptions of Americans?

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Quiz 6: Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood