Us History Chapter 6 Quiz

Front 1

“Republican motherhood” was an ideology that held:

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women played an indispensable role in the new nation by training future citizens.

Front 2

According to Noah Webster, what was the very soul of a republic?

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equality

Front 3

After the Revolution, African-Americans in the North:

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saw steps being made toward emancipation.

Front 4

Approximately how many free Americans remained loyal to the British during the war?

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20 to 25 percent

Front 5

As a result of the American Revolution, Americans rejected:

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the principle of hereditary aristocracy.

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As a result of the religious freedom created by the Revolution:

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upstart churches began challenging the well-established churches.

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General John Sullivan:

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destroyed forty Indian towns in a campaign against the Iroquois.

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How did Pennsylvania display the Revolutionary War’s radical potential?

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Philadelphia’s artisan and lower-class communities took control.

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How did the Revolutionary War change the meaning of freedom?

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It challenged the inequality that had been fundamental to the colonial social order.

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How did the War for Independence affect anti-Catholicism in America?

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The alliance with France, a predominantly Catholic country, helped diminish American anti-Catholicism.

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In his Thoughts on Government (1776), John Adams advocated state constitutions that provided for:

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a powerful governor and a two-house legislature that reflected the division of society between wealthy and ordinary men.

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In order to deal with a wartime economic crisis in 1779, Congress urged states to:

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adopt measures to fix wages and prices.

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The free black population after the Revolution:

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many times enjoyed the right to vote.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom:

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eliminated religious requirements for voting and officeholding.

Front 15

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life. Who was a notable exception?

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John Adams

Front 16

What policy did the new United States pursue in its dealings with Native Americans?

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The U.S. government set out to dispossess the Native Americans of their remaining rich lands and drive them westward.

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What role did Native Americans play in the Revolutionary War?

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They divided in allegiance, just as white Americans did.

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What role did rising prices play during the Revolution?

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They prompted protests by Americans, especially women, who took goods from merchants whom they accused of hoarding.

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What settlement in Africa did the British establish for former slaves from the United States?

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Sierra Leone

Front 20

Which of the following groups did NOT include a significant proportion of Loyalists during the Revolutionary War?

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Pennsylvania artisans

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Which one of the following contributed to the success of free-trade advocates during the Revolutionary War?

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the publication of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations

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Which one of the following is true of how the new state constitutions in the Revolutionary era dealt with the issue of religious liberty?

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Seven state constitutions began with a declaration of rights that included a commitment to “the free exercise of religion.”

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Which one of the following statements about Revolutionary Pennsylvania is FALSE?

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The state’s new constitution gave only limited power to the state’s governor.

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Which one of the following statements about Loyalists is FALSE?

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Fewer than 10,000 Loyalists left America after the war.

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Which one of the following statements about blacks and freedom in the Revolutionary era is FALSE?

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After the Revolution, emancipation in the North was swift and all encompassing.

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Which one of the following was NOT an example of Loyalists being deprived of their freedom by patriots?

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The New England states forced Loyalists into militias against their will.

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Which one of the following was NOT a key obstacle to the abolition of slavery in the Revolutionary era and new nation?

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the widespread fear that freed slaves would move west and unite with Indians

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Which one of the following was NOT a way in which women contributed to the Revolutionary cause?

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replacing their husbands in political offices

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Which state’s constitution granted suffrage to all “inhabitants” who met a property qualification, allowing property-owning women to vote until an 1807 amendment limited suffrage to males?

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New Jersey

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Why did apprenticeship and indentured servitude decline after the Revolution?

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The lack of freedom inherent in apprenticeship and indentured servitude struck growing numbers of Americans as incompatible with republican citizenship.