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Which of the following is true of the state militia units that made up the initial American military force and later came to augment the Continental army?


A) They generally refused to ambush the British or to engage in any hand-to-hand combat.
B) They were largely civilians who often decided for themselves when to join or leave the fighting.
C) They were the most seasoned troops of the war because of their past experience fighting Indians.
D) They were incredibly organized units, even during the first battles, due to how high the stakes were.
E) They frequently mutinied and switched over to the British cause due to the promise of land.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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What challenges did the British and American military leaders face in the Revolutionary War?

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Whereas a(n) ________ would have meant that citizens voted on all major decisions affecting them, the new United States after the Revolutionary War was technically a ________, in which property-holding white men elected representatives, or legislators, to Make key decisions on their behalf.


A) representative democracy; direct democracy
B) direct democracy; representative democracy
C) aristocracy; theocracy
D) theocracy; constitutional monarchy
E) constitutional monarchy; direct democracy

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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What kinds of factors did the colonists have to consider when deciding which side of the Revolution to support?

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How did the American Revolution impact religion in the United States?

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How did the Revolutionary War impact African Americans, women, and Native Americans?

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Match each description with the item below. -John AndrΓ©


A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker"
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F) was a major American peace negotiator
G) requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H) promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I) fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J) revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy

K) B) and H)
L) B) and C)

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The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom marked the general trend away from


A) belief in God.
B) religious diversity.
C) public prayer.
D) revivalism.
E) state-supported churches.

F) None of the above
G) All of the above

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Describe the preparations, strength, and experience of the American and British armies during the American Revolution.

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Match each description with the item below. -Benjamin Franklin


A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker"
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F) was a major American peace negotiator
G) requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H) promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I) fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J) revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy

K) A) and B)
L) A) and G)

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Most of the state constitutions adopted during the Revolution


A) gave governors extensive powers.
B) granted universal manhood suffrage.
C) contained bills of rights that protected rights like freedom of speech.
D) gave the legislatures very little power.
E) were rejected by Congress in favor of a national constitution.

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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Benedict Arnold became notorious late in the war by


A) recruiting slaves to join the American army.
B) questioning Washington's fitness for command.
C) defecting to the British.
D) selling weapons to Indians.
E) trying to become a military dictator.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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As the main conflict between armies in the east progressed, ________ and 175 frontiersmen meanwhile journeyed to the Ohio Valley to ________.


A) Joseph Brant; execute British soldiers to show native tribes what was in store for them
B) George Rogers Clark; end English-led attacks on American farm communities
C) John Sullivan; trade with Native Americans and recruit them to the Patriot cause
D) John Burgoyne; launch a three-pronged assault against British military camps
E) Daniel Boone; disrupt a secret meeting of the Continental Congress

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Explain why 1777 has been referred to as the "year of setbacks" for the British.

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Guilford Courthouse was a hard-fought battle between American forces under General Greene and British forces under Lord Cornwallis. Which of the following statements Describes repercussions of the battle?


A) It resulted in a massive defeat for the Patriot forces and led to the abandonment of the South Carolina frontier.
B) It forced the Iroquois to abandon their ancestral homelands in western New York and caused most native soldiers to defect from the army.
C) It forced Greene to resign as general and the Americans to abandon any involvement with local guerrilla bands.
D) It resulted in a very costly British victory for Cornwallis that forced him to retreat to North Carolina with his remaining forces.
E) It led to the British occupation of Philadelphia, which prevented the Continental Congress from formally meeting during the remainder of the war.

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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Why was the Canadian Expedition of 1775-1776 significant?


A) It involved the outbreak of a smallpox epidemic that resulted in the deaths of a third of the American population.
B) It was an important American victory that set the tone for the coming campaign and exhibited the Americans' superior technology.
C) It brought about the tragic death of General Benedict Arnold at Quebec and caused the mourning Americans to prove more vulnerable.
D) It led to the expulsion of Indian tribes in the area and thereby guaranteed that Native Americans would refuse to join the British side.
E) It resulted in a humiliating series of American defeats that made it apparent the war would not be a short one.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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The Marquis de Lafayette served the American cause during the war as


A) commander of the French navy.
B) Washington's most trusted aide.
C) France's ambassador to Congress.
D) leader of the attack on the British in Canada.
E) chief fund-raiser in Europe.

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

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Match each description with the item below. -Lord Dunmore


A) was the author of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
B) disguised herself as a man to fight in the Patriot army
C) experienced the obstruction of his escape route at Yorktown, followed by his army's surrender
D) was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker"
E) was a brutal British leader in the South
F) was a major American peace negotiator
G) requested that the laws for the new nation give protections to women
H) promised American slaves their freedom if they would join the British war effort
I) fought against Native Americans in Kentucky
J) revealed Benedict Arnold's plot and was hanged as a spy

K) C) and I)
L) B) and G)

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The Articles of Confederation were fully ratified and became effective


A) to essentially legalize the way things had been operating since independence had been declared.
B) at the same time as the Patriot colonists declared independence from Britain.
C) only after the war was officially over and the Treaty of Paris had been signed.
D) because most people wanted a strong central government to be in place after the war.
E) to ensure that Americans would no longer need to pay taxes.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Why did the British shift their strategic focus to their military effort in the South?


A) They wanted to protect their settlements in Florida and the Caribbean from the Patriots.
B) They urgently needed to escape the frigid conditions of Canada.
C) They sought to destroy rebel plantations that allowed enslaved African Americans to go free.
D) They believed that Loyalists were more numerous in the South.
E) They would never resort to harming American civilians living in the countryside and could rally them to their side.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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