Multiple Choice Chapter 07 Self-Quiz 1

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. One of the reasons Benjamin Franklin was so popular in France was his

authorship of the Declaration of Independence. correct incorrect

exploration of the Ohio River Valley. correct incorrect

scientific experiments. correct incorrect

friendship with Catherine the Great. correct incorrect

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. The American revolutionaries’ ideals of republicanism were based on

Ancient Roman ideals. correct incorrect

the Spanish Empire in the New World. correct incorrect

a system that already existed in Scandinavia. correct incorrect

primarily American Indian ideas. correct incorrect

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. Saratoga is considered a major turning point in the war because

the Continental Congress finally removed Horatio Gates from command after the defeat. correct incorrect

it helped convince France to form an alliance with the United States. correct incorrect

Cornwallis was forced to surrender a large portion of the British forces. correct incorrect

it was the first time American forces received assistance from Spain. correct incorrect

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. The Articles of Confederation

divided the Congress into two legislative bodies, a House and Senate. correct incorrect

gave the Congress the power to tax individual citizens. correct incorrect

charged the Congress with creating a national flag, anthem, and motto. correct incorrect

granted each state one collective vote in the Congress. correct incorrect

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. The Marquis de Lafayette aided the American cause by

playing a major role in the defeat of Cornwallis. correct incorrect

brokering the first loan the Americans received from France. correct incorrect

teaching Washington the tactics he learned in the Seven Years' War. correct incorrect

uncovering Benedict Arnold's plan to turn West Point over to the British. correct incorrect

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. During the American Revolution, the American Navy

attacked pirates in North Africa who had taken American ships. correct incorrect

attacked the powerful British battleships by using dozens of lightly armed small sloops. correct incorrect

pioneered the use of torpedoes and mines. correct incorrect

harassed British commercial shipping throughout the Atlantic. correct incorrect

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. In 1778, Britain's war ministers shifted strategy by

massing troops in coastal cities and waiting for the Americans to attack. correct incorrect

directing British forces to engage the Americans only on open battlefields. correct incorrect

attempting to force the French out of the war by beginning an invasion of Europe. correct incorrect

shifting the focus of their ground war in America to the South. correct incorrect

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. What led George Washington to abandon his ban on blacks in the Continental Army?

the bravery of black militia correct incorrect

a meeting with Salem Poor correct incorrect

the need for additional troops correct incorrect

an impassioned speech by Lafayette correct incorrect

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. In the 1780s, many western inhabitants demanded

that Congress admit them as a large, separate western state. correct incorrect

increased representation for their areas in state legislatures. correct incorrect

payment from Congress for losses to the Indians. correct incorrect

additional lands in payment for their service in the war. correct incorrect

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. After the Revolutionary War, America's foreign trade

suffered because France and Spain left high duties on American-Caribbean trade. correct incorrect

rebounded to prewar levels when Britain opened its Caribbean colonies to U.S. ships. correct incorrect

allowed eastern port cities to recover from the war faster than western and rural areas. correct incorrect

expanded into the Pacific for the first time when a U.S. ship landed at Edo. correct incorrect

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. During the Revolution, Deborah Sampson Gannett

operated as a spy, funneling information to George Washington from inside New York City. correct incorrect

disguised herself as a man and twice enlisted in the Continental Army. correct incorrect

formed a ladies association to raise money and clothing for the soldiers. correct incorrect

successfully sued in a New Jersey state court for the right to vote. correct incorrect

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. How did slavery in Massachusetts come to an end?

gradual emancipation correct incorrect

an antislavery state constitution correct incorrect

a lawsuit brought by slaves correct incorrect

manumission correct incorrect

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. The goal of Shays' Rebellion was

to end slavery in Virginia. correct incorrect

to end the excise tax on whiskey. correct incorrect

to end the prosecution of debtors in Massachusetts. correct incorrect

to humiliate the loyalists in Charleston. correct incorrect

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. At the Constitutional Convention, George Mason proposed

the Virginia Plan. correct incorrect

closing the slave trade. correct incorrect

the three-fifths compromise. correct incorrect

including a bill of rights. correct incorrect

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. During the ratification process, Federalists benefited from

better access to newspapers and printers. correct incorrect

the support of patriots such as Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry. correct incorrect

early ratification by New York. correct incorrect

a well-publicized New York City speech by Benjamin Franklin. correct incorrect