Question 1

Why did the United States not develop a noble class?

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A)   There were virtually no wealthy people in the 1780s.
B)   Most of the landowners still resided in England.
C)   The ideals of Thomas Paine criticized the notion of nobility.
D)   The planter class in the South criticized nobility.
E)   The Catholic Church condemned the noble class.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The expansion of religious freedom diminished the influence of religion on American society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-suffrage

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Question 4

What best characterizes slavery in the North during the Revolutionary era?

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A)   All slaves were freed by 1790.
B)   Slavery ended quickly because there were no cash crops.
C)   Ending slavery was a long, drawn-out process.
D)   Slaves were emancipated only if they promised to leave the country.
E)   Only slaves who had been doing farm labor were set free.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

In regard to rights for women, Abigail Adams:

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A)   insisted that women accept their lower status in society.
B)   feared that women would be distracted from doing domestic chores if they read books.
C)   wanted women to be eligible to be president.
D)   believed laws should not ignore women.
E)   thought women should be tyrannical in demanding more rights.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Support for the separation of church and state resulted in what?

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A)   It curtailed the influence of Christianity on American society.
B)   The colonists nearly lost the American Revolution because of separation of church and state.
C)   In the aftermath of the war, it led to the Anglican Church being unchallenged.
D)   It brought together two dichotomous groups: Deists and evangelicals.
E)   Most church leaders criticized the ideals of the American Revolution.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

In Pennsylvania, new radical leaders wanted to see what occur regarding voting rights?

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A)   They realized angry mobs could get out of hand, so voting had to be limited.
B)   They wanted every proposed law to be voted on by all citizens.
C)   Voting requirements needed to eliminate property qualifications.
D)   The votes of merchants should count double those of citizens who did not own property.
E)   They criticized the idea of equality in regard to voting.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

General John Sullivan:

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A)   led pro-American Cherokee troops in campaigns against Lord Cornwallis in North Carolina.
B)   surrendered his forces to the Stockbridge Indians in a humiliating defeat.
C)   destroyed forty Indian towns in a campaign against the Iroquois.
D)   encouraged American forces to treat Indians and their lands "truly well and gently."
E)   was a British spy whom pro-American Creek Indians unmasked.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

From a legal perspective, the first step in ending slavery in New England resulted in:

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A)   Gradual abolition.
B)   Banning the slave trade.
C)   Ending slave marriages.
D)   Stopping marriages between whites and slaves.
E)   Freedom petitions.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

During the American Revolution, what happened to the economy?

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A)   The national government passed a law mandating prices that every state had to follow.
B)   Despite the war, the price for food dropped significantly.
C)   Some merchants hoarded goods.
D)   Congress urged that household items be bought with gold or silver.
E)   The government refused to issue paper money.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-freedom petitions

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A)  raised funds to assist American soldiers
B)  working for wages, or owning a farm or shop
C)  group received more acceptance and rights after American Revolution
D)  "School of political democracy"
E)  retained their allegiance to the crownF) fighting for the American causeG) receptive to abolitionismH) responsible for raising the next generation of leadersI) the right to voteJ) action slaves took for their immediate releaseK) ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public goodL) settlement in Africa for freed slavesM) C) and G)
N) B) and C)

Question 12

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Treaty of Paris

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Question 13

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.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-virtuous citizenry

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Question 15

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)   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.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

What was the most significant reason why Thomas Jefferson wanted public education and the creation of the University of Virginia?

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A)   It would help religion flourish in America and increase toleration.
B)   Education would spark technological development.
C)   The size of the merchant class would increase.
D)   It would raise up the general populace, making the people more informed voters.
E)   Relations with the Native Americans would improve, creating peace in the Ohio Valley.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Quakers

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A)  raised funds to assist American soldiers
B)  working for wages, or owning a farm or shop
C)  group received more acceptance and rights after American Revolution
D)  "School of political democracy"
E)  retained their allegiance to the crownF) fighting for the American causeG) receptive to abolitionismH) responsible for raising the next generation of leadersI) the right to voteJ) action slaves took for their immediate releaseK) ability to sacrifice self-interest for the public goodL) settlement in Africa for freed slavesM) A) and K)
N) H) and I)

Question 18

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Freedom and an individual's right to vote became interchangeable in the wake of the Revolution. Describe how that transformation came about and how the various state constitutions dealt with voting qualifications.

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Question 20

The irony that America cried for liberty while enslaving Africans was not lost on some British observers like Dr. Samuel Johnson.

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A) True 
 B)False

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