Chapter 6: The Revolution Within

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence describing early social mobility in America. In the new United States, due to the presence of - and the large population of -, opportunities for - to flourish seemed more accessible.

1. inexpensive land 2. farmers and laborers 3. liberty and equality

Fill in the blanks to complete the passage describing gender equality in the Revolutionary period. In Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary America, men's roles were viewed as -, while women's roles emphasized -. In fact, the concept of women as citizens was largely - by American society at the time.

1. natural entitlements 2. duty and obligations 3. rejected

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence describing the founders' principles of freedom.

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. 1. virtue 2. establish public schools 3. vote and govern

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

Correct answers: - they worked as spies -they engaged in fund-raising for the patriot cause

Identify the statements that describe the Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom.

Correct answers: -Compulsory belief in religion enforced by the state was eliminated -religious requirement for voting were banned

Identify the statements that describe Loyalists in the American South.

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

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

Correct answers: -Latin American wars for independence in the early nineteenth century -the French revolution

Identify the statements that describe the experiences of African-American slaves after the American Revolution.

Correct answers: -The British ultimately compensated many American slaveowners for the loss of their property. -Many ex-slaves began life anew as free persons in Nova Scotia and England.

How did the Revolution affect religious freedom?

Correct answers: -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

During the Revolutionary War, Loyalists were a minority among the colonists. Identify the statements that describe the treatment of Loyalists after the Revolution.

Correct answers: -They were temporarily denied the right to vote -Their speech rights were suppressed

Identify the statements that describe the most common ways for enslaved African-Americans to acquire their freedom in the post-Revolutionary era.

Correct answers: -attempt to escape their place of enslavement by running away -have freedom granted to them by their owner

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

Correct answers: -the establishment of a one-house legislature -the abolition of the governor's office

Identify the statements that describe free black communities in the post-Revolution period.

Correct answers: -they offered aid and comfort to escaping slavery -they challenged the logic and consistency of slavery in a democratic republic

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

False

Identify why Jefferson's assertion in the Declaration of Independence that "all men were created equal" was viewed as a radical principle.

In Britain and in the colonies, the conventional belief was that well-ordered society depended on obedience to authority

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence describing John Adams's argument in Thoughts on Government.

When political thinkers of the day proposed a balanced government, they intended to create a government that represented the elite in the upper house and the common men in the lower house, and contained a strong governor or judiciary to preserve the liberty of all. 1. balanced government 2. elite 3. common men

Read the excerpt from Abigail Adams to John Adams, Braintree, Mass. (March 31, 1776). I long to hear that you have declared an independency, and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any such laws in which we have no voice, or representation. 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 was asking her husband to ensure women were protected under the new laws

Identify the first institution to embrace democracy and put it into practice.

colonial militias

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

none; it remained legal in all colonies

What do the details of this image illustrate about the links between slavery and tyranny as well as the links between liberty and abolition?

represents the liberation of slaves from forced servitude Correct label: broken chains at the foot of woman represents the newfound freedom of the slaves, as well as their pathway to an educated life as freemen Correct label: woman dressed in white represents the new world of enlightenment and progress opening up to the newly freed slaves Correct label: books and other educational materials