HIST 1377 - chap 5: the unfinished nation

The second part of the Declaration of Independence contained a

List of crimes the king had committed

After the revolution in American society and economy offer the quality of which of the following to white men

Opportunity

Because Quakers were _________ the revolution weakened their religious presence in America

Pacifists

Colonists in favor of American independence were known as

Patriots

In 1777 British General William Howe scrapped a plan to move north from New York and instead attacked

Philadelphia

Thomas Paine urged Americans to turn their anger from

Specific parliamentary measures and personalities to the English constitution

Why did the southern states block confederation diplomats to a treaty with spain 1786

They incensed of the idea of giving up their access to the Mississippi

After the revolution poor farmers faced problems with which of the following

1. Debt 2. Taxes

What is the Northwest ordinance do

1. Abandon the 10 districts creating a single northwest territory from North Ohio which could be divided to 3 to 5 districts 2. A minimum of 60,000 people for statehood 3. Freedom of religion 4. Right to trial 5. Prohibited and its territory

What were the financial issues associated with the weakness of Congress under the articles of confederation

1. An inadequate money supply 2. Appropriating funds for the government operations 3. The postwar economic depression

Which of the following did in americans use as evidence of the British failed to abide by the terms of the 1783 peace treaty

1. Continued British military presence in the Great Lakes 2. Refusal to make restitution to make restitution of confiscated slaves

In what ways did Congress try to raise money to finance the war

1. Direct requisitioning money from state governments 2. By borrowing money from other nations 3. By issuing paper money in the form of Continental currency

Among the Americans who supported the British in the war for independence were

1. Isolated settlers who held to their loyalties 2. Merchants who traded closely with the imperial system 3. People who held positions in the imperial government

As they struggle through the postwar financial crisis of the mid 1780s farmers demanded that state governments

1. Issue paper currency 2. Stop imprisoning people for debts

Name some of the advantages great Britain enjoyed as the war of independence began

1. It was a well equipped army 2. It had abundant resources from its empire

The French revolution of the late 1700s weaken the power of the countries

1. Monarchy 2. Catholic church

The American Revolution a week in the position of Native Americans because white Americans

1. Often resented Indian assistance to the British in the war 2. Had even greater demand for the western Indian land

What did Daniel Shays ask for

1. Paper money 2. Tax relief 3. Moratorium on debts 4. Abolition of imprisonment for debt

Which of the following were major ideas of the enlightenment that influence revolutionary at independence movements around the world

1. Popular sovereignty 2. Political power comes from the consent of the governed

During the summer of 1786 what did the Shaysites do?

1. Prevented the collection of debts private or public 2. Used Forest to keep chords from convening and the sheriffs from selling confiscated property

Why did slavery remain after the revolution

1. Racist assumptions and inferiority of blacks 2. Economic investment on slaves 3. No envision without slaves 4. No believe that the Africans Could integrate in America

What terms of the peace treaty of 1783 did Britain revoke

1. They did not evacuate America if they were occupied the great lakes 2. The British did not honor their agreement to make restitution to the slave owners who slaves the British Had confiscated

Which of the following were major problems with the articles of confederation

1. They required unanimous vote for amendment 2. They did not create an executive branch 3. They limited the power of Congress

To notify the articles of confederation how many states needed to approve

13 states

What year was the Northwest ordinance

1787

In the early days of the revolutionary war most Americans believed they were fighting for

A solution to a disagreement within the British Empire

Essayist Judith Sargent Murray Road in 1779 the girls deserved

Access to education

Who of the following was not one of the American representatives who conducted peace negotiations with the British

Alexander Hamilton

Which of the following religious groups grew stronger as a result of their support of the patriot cause

American Catholics Presbyterians Baptists

which of the following best describes American attitudes towards Indians after the revolutionary war

Americans treated Indians as a Conquered people

Because British ships tried to drive American ships from the sea and the british closed ports to American trade American merchants began to develop trade networks with which of the following after the war

Asia South America and the Caribbean

Why did Congress failed to impose the continental impost in 1781 and again in 1783

Because many Americans feared that the impost plan would concentrate too much financial power in the hands of Morris and his allies in Philadelphia

During the 1780s why did the British government refused to even send a diplomatic minister to the American capital

Because they did not know if John Adams the minister to London represented a whole country or 13 different ones

Though there was not much military activity in the north after 1778 one incident that stunned Americans was the discovery of treason committed by

Benedict arnold

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775 near

Boston

What hurt Britain's chances of victory in the second phase of the revolutionary war

Britain's own incompetence

In 1786 Virginia and acted the statute of religious liberty written by Thomas Jefferson

Called for the complete separation of church and state

Which of the following were tenats of the articles of confederation

Congress is the only institution of national authority

Which of the following was a fundamental change introduced in the Massachusetts constitution that influenced other state constitutions

Creation of a constitutional convention

During the second Continental Congress delegates such as Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee disagreed with other delegates on whether to

Declare independence from Great Britain

Until news of the victory at Saratoga France was reluctant to give america

Diplomatic recognition

For Americans in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was significant because it provided formal justification for

Dissolving relationships with britain

The ordinance of 1785 introduced a system for dividing land that

Established neat rectangular townships divided into 36 sections

Which of the branches of government is of greatest concern to Americans who are establishing state governments

Executive

Why was france Americas most important ally during the revolutionary war

France provided Americo is greatly expanded military assistance

The Continental Army is commander-in-chief was

George Washington

The American Revolution weakened the position of Native Americans because white Americans

Had even greater demand for western Indian land Often resented Indian assistance to the British in the war

In 1776 General William Howe drove General George Washington's forces from the city of

New york

After the revolution Abigail Adams and other woman discuss women rights because they

Noticed the emphasis leaders placed on liberty

The Miami resist the treaty of rights regarding their territory unless it forbade white settlement west of the ____ river

Ohio

The Northwest ordinance referred to a region north of the

Ohio River

During the revolutionary war Great Britain tried to increase its chances of victory by

Recruiting mercenary hessian soldiers to join it

As Americans began to build new governments after the revolution they agreed the governments would be

Republican

What did the 1786 statute of the religious liberty call for

Separation of church and state

The campaign in upstate New York hurt the Iroquois Confederacy and people like mohawks Joseph and Mary brant because

Some Iroquois nations made alliances with the British and others did not

Under English common law unmarried women had

Some legal rights

Nearly 1/3 of the slaves of _______ defected during the revolutionary war

South Carolina

In the south all states except which states prohibited the importation of slaves

South Carolina and Georgia

Why was the third phase of the revolutionary war fought in the south

The British believed it was where their strongest support was

Why did John Adams have difficulty as diplomatic representative of the confederation to London

The British weren't sure whether he represented one nation or 13

The confederations greatest success was its resolution of controversies over

The Western frontier

What was the significance of the American invasion of Canada and the crushing of the loyalist uprising in North Carolina and 1776

The british realize the war would not be isolated to the new England region

In the late late 18 century state but Georgia and South Carolina passed laws prohibiting

The importation of slaves

What was the role of the president during the articles of confederation

The presiding officer of the sessions of Congress

The first target of the anti-slavery movement during the revolutionary war was

The slave trade

How did congress compound the problem of the original ordinances providing highly favorable to land speculators unless so to ordinary settlers

They sold much of the best land to the Ohio and Scioto companies before making it available to everyone else

The following helps build support for the idea of independence in the early months of 1776

Thomas Paine's common sense

What was the primary reason nearly every state revised its own constitution by the late 1780s

To produce more stability in government

The publication of common sense by Thomas Paine in 1776 give voice to American yearning for independence

True

With the approval of the Declaration of Independence former colonies became states and began producing their own written constitutions

True

In the battle of Trenton and December 1776 George Washington

Used the element of surprise to attack

South Carolina banned the slave trade during the war

Virginia passed a law encouraging the voluntary freeing of slaves

After the revolution the rights of women

Were very limited if they were married

Robert Morris Alexander Hamilton and James Madison called for a Continental impost

Which was a 5% duty on imported goods to be Levi by Congress and used to fund the debt

George Washington and French forces plan to drop Charles Cornwallis at

Yorktown Virginia