Question 1

Joseph Brant, a young Mohawk:

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A)   wanted to create an Indian confederacy between Canada and the United States.
B)   allied with the Continental Congress and led troops against the British in the Great Lakes region.
C)   represented Indian interests at the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris.
D)   urged all Indians to move west of the Mississippi River to preserve their cultures from "contamination" by whites.
E)   was appointed first governor-general of Upper Canada in 1781.

Question 2

Until New Jersey added the word "male" to its constitutional definition of a voter in 1807, some of the state's women enjoyed suffrage rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The new state constitutions created during the Revolutionary War:

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A)   completely eliminated property qualifications for voting.
B)   became far more democratic in the southern states than in the northern states.
C)   greatly expanded the right to vote in almost every state.
D)   did nothing to change the composition of elite-dominated state legislatures.
E)   all retained tax-supported churches as a way of ensuring a virtuous citizenry.

Question 4

The constitution of which state eliminated all property and tax qualifications for voting in 1777?

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A)   Vermont
B)   New York
C)   Maryland
D)   Virginia
E)   Massachusetts

Question 5

Which of the following groups did NOT include a significant proportion of Loyalists during the Revolutionary War?

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A)   Anglican ministers and imperial officials
B)   Highland Scots in North Carolina
C)   southern backcountry farmers
D)   wealthy New York families
E)   slaves hoping for freedom with a British victory

Question 6

Thomas Jefferson's views on religion and Christian doctrines:

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A)   were very similar to those expressed by Isaac Backus, a Baptist leader.
B)   show that he actively sought to stamp out religious worship.
C)   indicate he did not believe in a benevolent Creator.
D)   demonstrated his rejection of the divinity of Jesus.
E)   found widespread acceptance among evangelicals in the new nation. D

Question 7

In the Upper South, a considerable number of slaveholders emancipated their slaves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT a key obstacle to the abolition of slavery in the Revolutionary era and new nation?

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A)   the Lockean belief in protecting property against outside interference
B)   the idea that slavery for blacks made freedom possible for whites
C)   the fact that slavery was an old institution in America
D)   the widespread fear that freed slaves would move west and unite with Indians
E)   the reality that a high percentage of some states' populations consisted of slaves

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson's declaration that "all men are created equal" did not radically alter society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As a result of the religious freedom created by the Revolution:

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A)   organized religion became less important in American life over the next thirty years.
B)   upstart churches began challenging the well-established churches.
C)   the number of religious denominations in the United States declined.
D)   violent struggles between religious groups were not uncommon in the backcountry.
E)   tax-supported churches flourished in every state in the new nation.

Question 11

Nearly every state constitution adopted in the 1770s and 1780s allowed Jews to vote and hold public office.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The men who led the Revolution from start to finish were, by and large, members of the American elite.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 13

Part of the philosophy of the Revolution was embracing the principle of hereditary aristocracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why did John Adams believe that land ownership was vital to society?

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A)   He opposed slavery and felt that if small farmers owned land, they would have the power to outvote slaveowners.
B)   If more people owned land, it would be less likely that fixed and unequal social classes would emerge.
C)   Land ownership would make people more conservative, and that would counteract any democratic impulses.
D)   Government would have to encourage it, and Adams believed in an activist federal government.
E)   Adams had lost his land when he took the unpopular position of representing British soldiers who participated in the Boston Massacre, and he knew how important the issue was.

Question 15

Despite the rhetoric of religious freedom, many states had limitations on religious freedom, such as limiting office holding to Protestants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After the Revolution, African-Americans in the North:

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A)   often wound up in a state similar to that of indentured servitude.
B)   began fleeing to the South when they saw that the new states would not approve emancipation.
C)   benefited greatly from the popularity of manumission (or voluntary emancipation of slaves by whites) .
D)   were happy that the process of abolition under the new state constitutions meant that all current slaves would be free during their lifetimes.
E)   were unable to establish their own institutions because their numbers were too low.

Question 17

The idea of republican motherhood encouraged direct female involvement in politics.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

During the American Revolutionary War, the buying and selling of slaves was temporarily halted.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT a way in which women contributed to the Revolutionary cause?

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A)   participating in crowd actions against merchants accused of hoarding goods
B)   contributing homemade goods to the army
C)   replacing their husbands in political offices
D)   spying on the British army
E)   fighting in the war

Question 20

Why did apprenticeship and indentured servitude decline after the Revolution?

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A)   King George III had supported them, and anything associated with the king was unpopular in the United States.
B)   Many apprentices and indentures had refused to fight in the Revolution, and their bosses, resenting them for it, got rid of them.
C)   Thomas Paine's criticism of them in Common Sense greatly influenced the many who had read his pamphlet.
D)   Northerners were outlawing slavery in their state constitutions and began to eliminate apprenticeship and indentured servitude as well amid southern charges of hypocrisy.
E)   The lack of freedom inherent in apprenticeship and indentured servitude struck growing numbers of Americans as incompatible with republican citizenship.

Exam 6: The Revolution Within

Joseph Brant, a young Mohawk:

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Until New Jersey added the word "male" to its constitutional definition of a voter in 1807, some of the state's women enjoyed suffrage rights.

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The new state constitutions created during the Revolutionary War:

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The constitution of which state eliminated all property and tax qualifications for voting in 1777?

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Which of the following groups did NOT include a significant proportion of Loyalists during the Revolutionary War?

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Thomas Jefferson's views on religion and Christian doctrines:

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In the Upper South, a considerable number of slaveholders emancipated their slaves.

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Which of the following was NOT a key obstacle to the abolition of slavery in the Revolutionary era and new nation?

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Thomas Jefferson's declaration that "all men are created equal" did not radically alter society.

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As a result of the religious freedom created by the Revolution:

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Nearly every state constitution adopted in the 1770s and 1780s allowed Jews to vote and hold public office.

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The men who led the Revolution from start to finish were, by and large, members of the American elite.

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Part of the philosophy of the Revolution was embracing the principle of hereditary aristocracy.

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Why did John Adams believe that land ownership was vital to society?

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Despite the rhetoric of religious freedom, many states had limitations on religious freedom, such as limiting office holding to Protestants.

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After the Revolution, African-Americans in the North:

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The idea of republican motherhood encouraged direct female involvement in politics.

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During the American Revolutionary War, the buying and selling of slaves was temporarily halted.

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Which of the following was NOT a way in which women contributed to the Revolutionary cause?

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Why did apprenticeship and indentured servitude decline after the Revolution?

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