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Three weeks after the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss possible courses of action at the
Second Continental Congress
Confederation Assembly
House of Burgesses
United States Congress
As the Revolutionary War began, most Americans believed they were fighting for
representation in the British Parliament
their independence
a redress of grievances against the British Empire
the acquisition of more territory
The pamphlet "Common Sense" was instrumental in gaining support for
the idea of independence from Great Britain
a continued economic boycott of Great Britain
reconciliation with Great Britain
an alliance with France
In 1781, the states ratified a plan for a decentralized national government of the United States that was called the
Confederates States Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Confederation
United States Constitution
As commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, George Washington
all of the other answers
lost more battles than he won, because he was not a brilliant military tactician
became the indispensable man because he held the army and the country together throughout the war
faced mutinies among his troops and an attempt by Congress to replace him
During the Revolution, the Americans has all of the following advantages over the British except
their troops were generally superior to the British regulars
the British had long lines of communication and supply
their cause inspired more commitment than that of the British
they were fighting on ground with which they were familiar
During 1777, British General Burgoyne attempted to implement a plan for dividing the colonies by capturing the
Chesapeake Bay region
Potomac River valley
St. Lawrence River valley
Hudson River valley
By 1777 victory which marked the major turning point of the Revolutionary War occurred at the Battle of
Saratoga
King's Mountain
Quebec
Cowpens
During the Revolution, the United States received military and financial assistance from
France
Canada
Germany
Spain
When the diplomats met to negotiate the treaty ending the Revolutionary War, the process
was slow and almost impossible, because the war had spread to Europe and the fighting continued there
was slow and painful, because the British could not bring themselves to admit that they had lost
was quick and easy, because combat had already settled all the important issues
was slow and difficult, because the other countries fighting Britain were willing to sacrifice the interests of the Americans to their own objectives
During the American Revolution, British Loyalists in America
all of the other answers
fled the country
stayed in America and fought for the British forces
stayed in America, but did not help the British
The Revolutionary War affected religious and social groups in all of the following ways except
it weakened the position of the Anglicans and the Quakers
it led to freedom for some blacks who were emancipated by the British
it strengthened the position of the Catholics
it improved the position of the Indians because most helped the American side
The economic effects of the Revolutionary War included
destroying much of the American economy
increasing American trade with Great Britain
closing much of the world to American ships
encouraging American economic growth and diversification
The state governments that were formed during the 1770s exhibited all of the following characteristics except
they adopted the principle of direct popular rule
they had written constitutions
they limited the power of the executive and the judicial branches in favor of the legislative
they had property requirements for voting
When the states began to revise their governments in the 1780s, they made all of the following general changes except
they took the function of changing governmental structure out of the hands of the legislators
they strengthened the executive branch
they moved towards more democratic institutions
they created stronger upper houses in the legislative branch
In the 1770s and 1780s, the powers of government were
shared equally by the state government and independent local governments
concentrated in the state governments
concentrated in the national government
shared equally by the national government and the state governments
During the early 1780s, the authority of the national government was vested in
all of the other answers
a legislative branch
a judicial branch
an executive branch
The problems of the Confederation Congress were worsened by
an enormous outstanding debt to its soldiers and to creditors overseas
the refusal of states to pay the funds needed by Congress
all of the other answers
its inability to impose taxes directly on its population
General Anthony Wayne's 1794 victory over the Miami Indians led to the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, which recognized
the sovereignty of Indian nations over tribal lands
the right of Indians to trade with foreign countries
the justice of Indian complaints about white settlers
the claims of Indians to land south of the Ohio River
When the Continental Congress proposed a 5 percent duty on imported goods, the states responded by
agreeing to the proposal, but only after long and bitter debate
agreeing to the proposal quickly, because they realized the government needed money quickly
voting the proposal down when it was first suggested, but finally agreeing to it when it came up a second time
voting the suggestion down both times that it came before the Congress
When Robert Morris suggested an import duty to raise money for the national government, Americans objected because
the duty would keep out foreign-made goods
the national government would become too powerful
the money raised would give too much power to Philadelphia financial interests
the duty would protect American manufacturers and eventually place too much power in their hands
During the 1780s, the economic problems of farmers led them to all of the following actions except
rioting in protest against the states foreclosing on their farms
insisting that the states lower their tax rates
calling on the national government to stop the states from taking their property
demanding that the states issue paper money so that they could pay their debts easier
Shay's Rebellion strengthened the movement to
suspend all property taxes
rejoin the British Empire
produce a new, national constitution
increase duties on imported goods

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