History 1700 Ch 6

Which was NOT the case for American Indians following the War for Independence? The British abandoned their Indian allies in the Treaty of Paris. Indians were dispossessed of their lands in upstate New York, the Ohio Valley, and in the southern backcountry. Indians were incorporated as citizens within the new republic. The Treaty of Paris marked the culmination of a century in which the balance of power in eastern North America shifted toward white Americans and away from Indians.

Indians were incorporated as citizens within the new republic.

An estimated 40 percent of Americans were Loyalists and nearly 60,000 fought for the British. True False

F

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the struggle for independence on the issue of slavery in America? Some patriots saw slavery as incompatible with American liberty. Some patriots saw the abolition of slavery as incompatible with American liberty. In the rhetoric of many patriots, "slavery" referred to the status of the colonies, not that of African-Americans. Ironically, the arrival of independence was accompanied by an expansion of slavery throughout the United States.

Ironically, the arrival of independence was accompanied by an expansion of slavery throughout the United States....

Who developed the state constitution that gave the governor an effective veto over laws passed by the legislature, included a two-chamber legislature and powerful judiciary, and was subsequently an important model for the U.S. Constitution? James Madison John Adams Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin

John Adams

Three months after independence was declared in 1776, which state adopted a new state constitution with only a one-house legislature? South Carolina New York Rhode Island Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The foremost center of political radicalism during the Revolutionary Era was Pennsylvania. New York. Virginia. South Carolina.

Pennsylvania.

By 1776, the year in which he wrote The Declaration of Independence with its famous phrase "all men are created equal, " Thomas Jefferson owned more than 100 slaves. True False

T

Indentured servitude went into rapid decline following national independence. True False

T

Loyalists who did not leave the country were quickly reintegrated into American society. True False

T

The years following independence saw the emergence of free black communities, especially in the northern states. True False

T

Who wrote that he hoped to erect a "wall of separation" between church and state? Thomas Jefferson John Adams George Washington Patrick Henry

Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the struggle for independence on religion in America? a trend toward the elimination of publicly established churches a spreading conviction that one's religion was a private matter, beyond the proper reach of government policy a marked decline in the influence of religion in American society an easing of intolerance toward Catholics, Jews, and dissenting Protestants

a marked decline in the influence of religion in American society

Which of the following was NOT a course adopted by African-Americans to advance the cause of emancipation during the Revolutionary Era? assassination of proslavery public figures petitions advocating freedom lawsuits challenging the legality of slavery enlistment as soldiers on each side during the Revolutionary war

assassination of proslavery public figures

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the struggle for independence on the relative status of men and women in America? participation of women in a range of public affairs elimination of legal inequality between husband and wife idealization of women as educators of future citizens broad confirmation of citizenship as a male domain

elimination of legal inequality between husband and wife

Which of the following defines republican motherhood? training sons to be future citizens training daughters to be future voters training daughters to be Loyalists training husbands to be loyal

training sons to be future citizens