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Early American cities witnessed most Americans ________ to work

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walking

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The cotton gin was invented b

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Eli Whitney.

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Free black women in early American cities worked as

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domestics.

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In which of the following port cities was nearly half the population black in 1820?

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New Orleans.

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By 1820, the population of New York numbered over _______ people.

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100,000

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By the 1820s, Philadelphia was becoming a center of ______ production.

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textile

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The Cherokee, in particular, embraced

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Christianity.

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The Indian Intercourse Act of 1790 dealt with

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federal treaties and Indian land.

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Washington's first Secretary of War was

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Henry Knox.

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In the early 1800s, slaves were imported into Georgia and

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South Carolina.

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Iroquois in New York dealt with missionaries known as

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Quakers.

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The Federalist's early policies were intended to

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All of these answers are correct.

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Methodists and Baptists were particularly energized by the Second Great Awakening.

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True

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The Second Great Awakening was confined to New England.

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False

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Robert Fulton invented the railroad locomotive.

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False

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George Washington's birthday unified the nation in the early 1800s.

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True

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Human travel was the only means of mass communication across space in the early American Republic.

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True

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Leading the Supreme Court during the early 1800s, __________ left an indelible stamp upon early American government.

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Case Sensitivity:Chief Justice John Marshall

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In the case of __________ (1816), the Court claimed appellate jurisdiction over the decisions of state courts.

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Martin v. Hunter's Lessee

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President James Madison launched a __________ network of roads and canals.

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subsidized

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The colony of Louisiana became part of the United States in the year

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1803.

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Streets in early American cities

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filthy and maintained by swine.

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During the immediate postwar years, Native Americans

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refused to see themselves as conquered peoples.

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In which of the following port cities was nearly half the population black in 1820?

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New Orleans.

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In February 1792, Congress approved the ______ bill.

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bank

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By 1820, the population of New York numbered over _______ people.

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100,000

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New Orleans was originally a colony of the

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French.

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Which of the following men was NOT an early subscriber to the Federalist philosophy?

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Thomas Jefferson

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In 1791 Congress made a new tax law known as the

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Whiskey Tax.

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Indians who assimilated more than most included the

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Cherokee.

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The number of newspapers steadily decreased over time in the early United States.

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False

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In the 1790s, the United States experienced a religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.

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True

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South Carolina's __________ was a War Hawk regarding the War of 1812.

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John Callhoun

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Religious life in the colonies was marked by

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a scarcity of trained ministers.

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France's interior empire in North America

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had many settlements that were mixed-race communities.

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In 1718 in North America, France settled

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New Orleans.

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The advent of "modern" life occurred first in the seaboard centers of colonial America, including the transition from a

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barter to a commercial economy.:

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The typical master in colonial America wished to convert the slave into a(n)

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mindless drudge who obeyed every command.

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The social structure of American colonial cities from 1690 to 1770 was influenced by

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an increasing gap between the wealthy and the poor.

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New Englanders opted for more of a mixed economy than settlers in the middle or southern colonies because in New England

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availability and productivity of land was limited.

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For urban artisans in colonial America,

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a major goal was economic independence.

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All of the following represent theories of Enlightenment thinkers EXCEPT the notion that

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God predetermined the contents of the human mind.:

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In 1712, a major slave rebellion occurred in

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New York, New York.

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Which of the following statements concerning immigrants to colonial America during the first half of the eighteenth century is correct?

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German-speaking immigrants settled in Pennsylvania.

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Colonial America in the first half of the eighteenth century experienced

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population growth and economic development.

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In the 1750s, the concept that slavery violated the Enlightenment's emphasis on human equality began to grow.

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True

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Food shortages were frequent occurrences in British North America.

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False

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John Locke, an Enlightenment thinker, wrote Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689).

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Correct True

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It was noted as early as the 1750s that the gap in population between England and her colonies was closing rapidly.

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True

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Eighteenth-century indentured servants possessed many opportunities for economic advancement.

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False

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Eliza Lucas Pinckney, a wealthy South Carolina planter's wife, experimented successfully in the 1740s with the cultivation of __________ , a plant from which a blue dye could be extracted for use in textiles.

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indigo

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A system of small forts, trading posts, and agricultural villages throughout the central area of North America was established in the early eighteenth century by the __________ .

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France

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The power of the colonial press was tested in 1733 by the __________ case.

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John Peter Zenger

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In the republican worldview, governmental power

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threatened liberty.

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The British Proclamation of 1763

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ordered colonial governors to reserve lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native American nations.

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Who were the major social groups during the Revolution other than elites?

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All of these answers are correct.

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The Boston Massacre, in which five townspeople were killed by British redcoats,

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convinced Governor Hutchinson to order British troops out of town.:

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Why did the Cherokee sue for peace with the British in 1761?

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All of these answers are correct.

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The struggle with England over colonial rights between 1764 and 1776 revealed that

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colonial society was not unified.

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How did farmers respond to the movement toward revolution in the colonies?

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They came around slowly to the cause of revolution.

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Passage of the Declaratory Act by Parliament

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Parliament's power to enact laws for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever."

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Americans objected to the Tea Act of 1773 because it would

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make it difficult for American merchants to compete with British merchants.

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The end of the Seven Years' War left the American colonies

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debt-ridden and weakened in manpower.

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During the 1760s and 1770s, urban artisans in America

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used political discontent to demand internal reforms.

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Even before the Second Continental Congress assembled in May 1775, most colonies had created extralegal, revolutionary governments that

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All of these answers are correct.

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By the time the Second Continental Congress met, the fabric of government was badly torn in most colonies.

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Correct True

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The colonial clergy failed to support the cause of independence during the buildup to revolution.

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Correct False

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Colonial women played a vital role in the movement toward revolution

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True

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The Declaratory Act, passed in response to the colonial turmoil over the Stamp Act, failed to resolve the issue of Parliament's right to tax the colonies.

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True

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Cities contained only 5 percent of the colonial population.

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True

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At Fort Duquesne, the French rebuffed the attempts of young Virginia militia colonel __________ to establish an English fort at the forks of the Ohio River.

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George Washington

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Between 1759 and 1761, the __________ tribe fought against the British in North America.

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Cherokee

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The __________ ended the Seven Years' War in 1763."

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the Treaty of Paris

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In the republican worldview, governmental power

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threatened liberty.

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The British Proclamation of 1763

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ordered colonial governors to reserve lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native American nations.

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Who were the major social groups during the Revolution other than elites?

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All of these answers are correct.

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The Boston Massacre, in which five townspeople were killed by British redcoats,

answer

convinced Governor Hutchinson to order British troops out of town.

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Why did the Cherokee sue for peace with the British in 1761?

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All of these answers are correct.

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The struggle with England over colonial rights between 1764 and 1776 revealed that

answer

colonial society was not unified.

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How did farmers respond to the movement toward revolution in the colonies?

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They came around slowly to the cause of revolution.

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Passage of the Declaratory Act by Parliament

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asserted Parliament's power to enact laws for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever."

question

Americans objected to the Tea Act of 1773 because it would

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make it difficult for American merchants to compete with British merchants.:debt-ridden and weakened in manpower.

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During the 1760s and 1770s, urban artisans in America

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used political discontent to demand internal reforms.

question

Even before the Second Continental Congress assembled in May 1775, most colonies had created extralegal, revolutionary governments that

answer

All of these answers are correct.

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By the time the Second Continental Congress met, the fabric of government was badly torn in most colonies.

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True

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The colonial clergy failed to support the cause of independence during the buildup to revolution.

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False

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Colonial women played a vital role in the movement toward revolution.

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True

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The Declaratory Act, passed in response to the colonial turmoil over the Stamp Act, failed to resolve the issue of Parliament's right to tax the colonies.

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True

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Cities contained only 5 percent of the colonial population.

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True

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At Fort Duquesne, the French rebuffed the attempts of young Virginia militia colonel __________ to establish an English fort at the forks of the Ohio River.

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George Washington

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Between 1759 and 1761, the __________ tribe fought against the British in North America.

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Cherokee

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The __________ ended the Seven Years' War in 1763.

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the Treaty of Paris

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In the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the United States agreed to a western boundary at the Mississippi River.

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True

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Swarms of camp followers surrounded Washington's army and proved to always be of vital assistance.

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False

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About half of New York City's population fled when the British occupied the city.

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True

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Very few American soldiers were immigrants.

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False

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France entered the American Revolutionary War on the American side in 1778.

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True

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A(n) __________ virus killed an estimated 130,000 people in North America in the 1770s and 1780s.

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smallpox

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The American Revolution gave rise to the idea of separating __________ and state.

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church

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In 1786, Virginia adopted A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, written by ____________.

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Jefferson

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Which of the following tribes controlled the southern interior?

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All of these answers are correct.

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During the first year of the Revolution in New England, the

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British decided to evacuate Boston.

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As the Revolutionary War lengthened and its costs increased, which of the following groups would have been LEAST likely to contribute soldiers for the cause?

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men of wealth and influence

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Who took advantage of the confusion and chaos of war in Georgia and the Carolinas?

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private bands of marauders

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Which of the following issues was NOT a contributing factor to Shays's Rebellion?

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Indian raids

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All of the following factors contributed to American victory in the Revolution EXCEPT the

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overwhelming support by Congress and the state governments for the continental army. :

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The agreement to have a two-part national legislature meant

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All of these answers are correct.

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According to the Treaty of Paris (1783), ending the American Revolution,

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all British forces would evacuate American territory "with all convenient speed." :

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For American civilians, the Revolution

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often caused destruction or confiscation of their property.

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The British invasion of the southern states was complicated by the

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colonial use of local knowledge and unconventional tactics.

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Initially in the Revolutionary War, the French concentrated their fleet near

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West Indies.

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The medical treatment soldiers received

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did little good and often did harm.

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