US History Ch.6 – Flashcards
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The foremost center of political radicalism during the Revolutionary Era was:
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Pennsylvania
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"Throughout the new nation, states disestablished their established churches." Define "disestablished."
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to remove public funding for
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Which of the following was not a course adopted by African-Americans to advance the cause of emancipation during the Revolutionary Era?
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assassination of proslavery public figures
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Three months after independence was declared in 1776, which state adopted a new state constitution with only a one-house legislature?
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Pennsylvania
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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?
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John Adams
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The daughter of a Massachusetts farmer who disguised herself as a man and fought in the Continental army during the American Revolution was:
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Deborah Sampson
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Which of the following was not an effect of the struggle for independence on religion in America?
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a marked decline in the influence of religion in American society
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In 1776, the slave population of the United States was:
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20%
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How many slaves fled to British lines during the American Revolution?
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almost 100,000
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For most free Americans in the new republic, equality meant:
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equal opportunity rather than equality of condition
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Which of the following was not an effect of the struggle for independence on economic thought and policy in America?
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the estates of wealthy landowners were appropriated by Congress and redistributed among the rural poor
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Thomas Jefferson helped pass laws in the state of Virginia that abolished primogeniture. Define "primogeniture."
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passing of all of a familys land to the oldest son
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Which of the following was not an effect of the struggle for independence on the relative status of men and women in America?
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the elimination of legal inequality between husband and wife
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Phillis Wheatley is celebrated in American history as:
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a published poet and slave
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What famous American woman wrote to her husband that the Second Continental Congress should "remember the ladies" when they drew up a "Code of Laws"?
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Abigail Adams
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Which of the following was not an effect of the struggle for independence on political life in America?
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Patriots of all stripes united around the principle of universal suffrage, regardless of economic status
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What percentage of non-slave Americans remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution?
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20 to 25 percent
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Who wrote that he hoped to erect a "wall of separation" between church and state?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Which American Indian tribe sided with the Americans against the British in the War for Independence?
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Oneida
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Which of the following defines republican motherhood?
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training sons to be future citizens
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The decline of indentured servitude and apprenticeship had many causes. Which of the following was not one of these causes?
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increased use of African slaves
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Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776) argued:
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that the "invisible hand" of the free market was more effective and fair than government intervention in the economy
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The first time in recorded human history that slavery was eradicated by legislative power of government was:
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in the United States when, in 1777 and 1804, every state north of Maryland took steps toward emancipation
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The first antislavery tract in America was:
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The Selling of Joseph
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Vermont state constitution bans slavery
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1777
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Deborah Sampson enlists in Continental army
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1782
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John Adams' Thoughts on Government
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1776
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Thomas Jefferson writes Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom
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1779
