As a result of the American offensives in the west during 1777-1779, __________. A) the British and their Indian allies decisively defeated the Americans B) the Americans took control of all the British forts C) most Indians responded to the American call to fight the British D) American-Indian hostilities continued unabated for decades after the […]
The type of state governments established in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina after the Revolution indicated the __________. A) power of the conservatives throughout the states B) amount of control the radical element had seized C) triumph of conservative ideas D) balance of political power between conservative Whigs and radical democrats ANSWER Answer: B
How did Congress seek to spur enlistment in late 1776 and early 1777? A) It offered bounties, wages, and free land after the war. B) It set up a mandatory draft. C) It organized community enlistment days. D) It threatened people who refused to enlist with imprisonment and fines. ANSWER Answer: A
George Washington and other conservatives incorrectly assumed that Shays’s Rebellion was __________. A) a meaningless riot by ignorant rabble B) a class conflict pitting poor against rich C) the result of too many armed farmers D) a call for revisions to the Articles of Confederation ANSWER Answer: B
Pinckney’s Treaty helped resolve the debate over Jay’s Treaty by __________. A) renouncing Spanish claims in North America B) opening the Mississippi to American shipping C) keeping England from attacking republican France D) purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France ANSWER Answer: B
Which of these happened first? A) Annapolis Convention B) Shays’s Rebellion C) Constitutional Convention D) passage of the Bill of Rights ANSWER Answer: A
What were the views of Judith Sargent Murray on women in America society? How did conservatives respond to her? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: gender roles; feminism; gender and revolution; political reactions
Americans found British impressments particularly objectionable because __________. A) the Royal Navy paid low wages B) they resulted in disruptions, which lessened profits in shipping C) they demonstrated Britain’s failure to recognize American citizenship D) Jefferson did nothing to stop them ANSWER Answer: C
Which of these European settlements in North America was most crucial to American trade? A) Sitka B) New Orleans C) Los Angeles D) Quebec ANSWER Answer: B
Which of these events complicated the foreign policy Jefferson articulated in his first inaugural address? A) French Revolution B) resumption of the Napoleonic Wars C) revolution in Haiti D) War of Jenkins Ear ANSWER Answer: B
