Loyalists who fled the United States during and after the American Revolution __________. A) sold their property to Congress at the war’s conclusion B) took their slaves with them to Canada C) encountered little hostility from American revolutionaries D) were generally reluctant and unhappy exiles ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
To attack Trenton and Princeton in December 1776 and January 1777, Washington had to make a winter crossing of the __________. A) Delaware River B) Chesapeake Bay C) Hudson River D) Potomac River ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In which area of the United States was there the least support for ending slavery after the Revolution? A) Lower South B) Chesapeake C) Middle States D) New England ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Discuss the roles of women in the American Revolution. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: gender roles; women in battle; women on the home front; gender and politics
Date: September 9th, 2020
The French ambassador whose provocative actions prompted Washington to issue a proclamation of neutrality was __________. A) Arthur St. Clair B) Edmond Genêt C) Pierre L’ Enfant D) Jean de Crevecoeur ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
When Edmond Genàªt came to enlist American aid for France, he was most likely to get support from __________. A) Republicans B) Federalists C) Northern merchants D) ex-slaves ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these groups was prominent in the opposition to Jay’s Treaty? A) supporters of France B) New Englanders C) manufacturers D) abolitionists ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the purchase of Louisiana, Jefferson violated which principle that he had earlier upheld? A) strict interpretation of executive power B) a loose construction of the Constitution C) using debt to fund national expansion D) a pro-British foreign policy ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The three elements of Henry Clay’s American System were __________. A) Indian removal, national bank, income tax B) neutrality, limited construction, larger Army and Navy C) national bank, tariff, roads and canals D) Indian removal, tariff, support of farmers ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The admission of Missouri as a slave state was balanced by the admission of what free state? A) Kentucky B) Illinois C) Vermont D) Maine ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
