InQuizative Ch. 6: The Revolution Within

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Identify the statements that describe Loyalists in the American South.

In the American South, divisions between Loyalists and patriots tended to take on a class-based dynamic. Loyalists were joined by numerous slaves in siding with the crown.

Prior to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, which colonies had outlawed slavery?

None; it remained legal in all colonies

Identify the statements that describe the ideas Adam Smith expressed in The Wealth of Nations.

The natural laws of supply and demand should regulate market prices. The "invisible hand" was an organic governing principle that maintained economic stability.

How did the Revolution affect religious freedom?

There was a clear separation of church and state. The Constitution didn't include any religious requirements for voting or holding office. It expanded religious freedom, with some states passing laws for religious tolerance.

Identify the statements that describe how women contributed to the Revolutionary movement.

They worked as spies. They engaged in fund-raising for the patriot cause.

As religious beliefs moved from the public sphere into the private sphere of American life, the transition had the potential to allow faith to expand, but also to undermine church authority.

True

In Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary America, men's roles were viewed as natural entitlements, while women's roles emphasized duty and obligation. In fact, the concept of women as citizens was largely rejected by American society at the time.

True

The American Revolution could also be considered to be a civil war, as neighbors were on opposite sides of the war.

True

What does Abigail Adams have in mind when she refers to the "unlimited power" husbands exercise over their wives?

Women were expected to be subservient to their husbands and also had limited legal rights, so Abigail Adams was asking her husband to ensure women were protected under the new laws.

By disestablishing their churches in the Revolutionary era, the states of the new nation reinforced the relationship between government and faith.

false

Prior to the Revolution, a family in America consisted only of parents and children. But, due to the democratizing influences of the Revolution, the definition of family expanded to include one's slaves, indentured servants, and farm laborers in the postwar period.

false

The distinction between slavery and freedom declined with the disappearance of indentured servitude from the United States.

false

Through the colonial, and later post-colonial periods, Pennsylvania was one of the most ardent supporters of slavery.

false

To most free Americans in the post-colonial period, "equality" meant that society should be structured in such a way so as to provide the highest standard of living to all Americans.

false

Identify the term used by early Americans to describe the ideal proclaiming that women played a vital role in society by raising and training the future leaders and citizens of the Republic.

republican motherhood

On which of the following events did the American Revolution and its success have an important ideological and political influence?

the French Revolution Latin American wars for independence in the early nineteenth century.

Identify the provisions that formed part of the new Pennsylvania constitution adopted in 1776.

the abolition of the governor's office. the establishment of a one-house legislature.

Identity the statements that describe the Loyalists in colonial America in general.

they took up arms in defense of the empire against the Revolution. They came from all classes of American life.

As it pertained to Native Americans, the Revolutionary War was a conflict punctuated by atrocity.

true

As the founders saw it, freedom in a republic was so closely tied to the virtue of its citizens, that many leaders of the Revolution felt the need to establish public schools so every citizen could be prepared to vote and govern.

true

In the new United States, due to the presence of inexpensive land and the large population of farmers and laborers, opportunities for liberty and equality to flourish seemed more accessible.

true


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