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Only a few of the new state constitutions provided for a two-house legislature.

A) True
B) False

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At the start of the Revolution,American advantages over the British included a


A) greater commitment to the war.
B) larger number of troops.
C) better equipped navy.
D) more coherent military command structure.
E) better relationship with Native American tribes.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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The Articles of Confederation could not be amended until all thirteen state legislatures approved.

A) True
B) False

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The government plan adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 was called the ________.

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Under the Articles of Confederation,the national government had the power to


A) regulate trade.
B) draft troops.
C) borrow and issue money.
D) levy direct taxes on the people.
E) override state laws.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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Every new state constitution prevented the state's governor from holding a seat in the state legislature.

A) True
B) False

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The ________,which banned slavery in lands north of the Ohio River,was passed in 1787.

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Post-Revolution American trade,commerce was strengthened by


A) favorable trade agreements with England.
B) an English desire to protect American vessels.
C) the closing of British ports to American trade.
D) British abandonment of impressments.
E) the flood of immigration after the war.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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One effect the Declaration of Independence had was to motivate individual colonies to reconstitute themselves as "states."

A) True
B) False

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Few Loyalists were so disaffected as to leave the United States as a result of their opposition to the Revolutionary War.

A) True
B) False

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The 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers


A) forced the Miami Indians into negotiations with the United States.
B) saw the United States forces suffer a significant defeat.
C) led the United States to temporarily evacuate the Ohio Valley.
D) resulted in the death of General Anthony Wayne.
E) represented the last major military victory for Indians against the U.S.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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The battle at Yorktown involved


A) the most bloody battle of the war.
B) the suicide of the commanding British general.
C) evidence that the British were executing prisoners of war.
D) a combined French and American army and navy.
E) treachery on the part of Benedict Arnold.

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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The effect of the American Revolution on the status of women


A) was minimal and short-term.
B) was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system.
C) was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society.
D) generally weakened the position of women in society.
E) led some women to question their position in society.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The American Revolution did little to change the legal status of American women.

A) True
B) False

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What was the legacy of the American Revolution for Native Americans?

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Violence between Indians and whites on the Northwest frontier largely subsided following the establishment of the Constitution of 1787.

A) True
B) False

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The American diplomat who negotiated the French-American alliance of 1778 was ________.

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Considering the events from 1763 to 1781,what could England have done differently to either prevent war or be more successful in waging war?

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When George Washington took command of the Continental Army,he did not have a great deal of public confidence.

A) True
B) False

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Among the following,who was NOT a British military leader during the American Revolution?


A) Thomas Gage
B) William Howe
C) John Burgoyne
D) Horatio Gates
E) Barry St.Leger

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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