Chapters 4-6 Test
Why did Shays' Rebellion, which took place in Massachusetts in the winter of 1786-1787, demonstrate to American political leaders?
A stronger national government was needed to solve the nation's monetary problems.
Which of the following statements describes the American Revolution's impact on civilians in areas that saw military conflicts?
Both Britain and American troops were known to loot farms and harass and rape civilian women.
Which of the following statements describes the relationship of typical New England women to the church in the eighteenth century?
Churches were filled primarily with women but led exclusively by men.
Influenced by Enlightenment science, which of the following religious movements believed that God had created the world but allowed it to operate in accordance with the laws of nature?
Deism
Why did it take the Continental Congress several years to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
Disputes over western land claims led some states to block ratification.
Which of the following was an advantage for the English at the outset of the American Revolution?
Experienced and well-trained recruits
Why did British and American diplomats take nearly two years to conclude a peace treaty after the British surrendered at Yorktown?
France and Spain stalled hoping for some major naval victory or territorial conquest before the official peace.
Which of the following eighteenth-century Pennsylvania immigrant groups quickly lost its cultural identity by practicing intermarriage with other Protestants?
French Huguenots
Which of these events occurred at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776?
General Howe and his British troops forced the Americans to retreat to Manhattan Island.
Why was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 significant?
It prohibited slavery in the territory and earmarked funds from land sales for public schools.
Why did New Englanders resent the Quebec Act of 1774?
It recognized Catholicism as the official religion of Quebec.
Which of the following was true under the Articles of Confederation?
Most of the power remained with the states.
The Treaty of Alliance that the French and Americans signed in 1778 included which of the following stipulations?
Neither side would sign a separate peace that failed to recognize American independence.
What spurred the British Parliament to repeal the Tea Act in 1778?
Parliament hoped it would aid Britain's efforts to seek a negotiated peace with the Continental Congress.
Which of the following statements characterizes the British government's attempts to meet its war debt following the Great War for Empire?
Parliament increased import taxes on items used by the poor and middling classes such as sugar and beer.
Why was Abigail Adams a notable figure in the Revolutionary era?
She criticized Patriots like her husband John and insisted on equal legal rights for married women.
Which of the following statements characterizes the relative military strengths of the British and Patriot forces during the Revolutionary War?
The British could expect support from thousands of Loyalists in the colonies and many Indian tribes.
Which of the following statements describes British military strategy during the first two years of the Revolutionary War?
The British were content to demonstrate their superior power and tactics in the hopes of convincing the rebels to surrender.
Why did the British surrender to the Americans in the Battle of Yorktown in 1781?
The British were outnumbered and cut off from reinforcement or retreat by sea.
Pontiac's uprising in Detroit in 1763 was a direct cause of which of the following events?
The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Which of the following statements describes the historical significance of the April 1776 Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The bloodshed that took place made further compromise highly unlikely.
Which of the following statements describes the Stamp Act Congress, which was held in New York in 1765?
The delegates protested loss of American liberties and challenged the act's constitutionality.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga historically significant?
The victory ensured the French would join in an alliance with the Americans.
What was significant about George Washington's leading of his troops across the Delaware River on Christmas night in 1776?
Washington's action surprised the enemy and gave the Americans their first real victory.
France gave serious consideration to an alliance with the rebel colonies primarily because it regarded the war as an opportunity to
exact revenge on Britain for defeat in the French and Indian War and the loss of Canada.
Patriot women contributed to the war effort in the 1770s by
increasing production of homespun cloth.