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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| in the video, professors sheila skemp & jon butler indicate that the american colonies were ripe for revolution prior to 1776 for all of the following reasons except that they.. | had a clear blueprint for a new national government |
| the albany plan of union as proposed by benjamin franklin & thomas hutchinson was.. | approved by neither the colonies nor england |
| after the french & indian war, the earl of bute decided to keep 10,000 british troops in america to.. | keep the peace between the colonists & the indians |
| the stamp act of 1765... | seemed to set an ominous precedent in the eyes of the colonists |
| according to the british, the major purpose of the tea act of 1773 was to... | boost sales for the financially strapped british east india company |
| the first continental congress created the continental association, whose purpose was to... | enforce a staggered & limited boycott of trade |
| northern slave phillis wheatley used bitter sarcasm in a 1774 newspaper essay exposing the hypocrisy of local slave owners; her other accomplishments included_____ | writing poetry about freedom for slaves |
| the continental congress delegrates chose george washington as commander in chief b/c | picking a southerner would show england that there was a widespread commitment to war outside new england |
| the author of the radical pamphlet common sense.. | called for independence & republicanism |
| professor edward countryman states in the video that he thinks thomas jerfferson's vision of equality at the time of the writing of declaration of independence meant... | the american people were equal to other people |
| congress excised the passage in the declaration of independence condemning george III for slavery b/c... | the issue itself was too divisive & controversial |
| in the video, professor james oliver horton says that for african americans the declaration of independence... | is a living document |
| northern slave phillis wheatley used bitter sarcasm in a 1774 newspaper essay exposing the hypocrisy of local slave owners; her other accomplishments included_____ | writing poetry about freedom for slaves |
| the continental congress delegrates chose george washington as commander in chief b/c | picking a southerner would show england that there was a widespread commitment to war outside new england |
| the author of the radical pamphlet common sense.. | called for independence & republicanism |
| professor edward countryman states in the video that he thinks thomas jerfferson's vision of equality at the time of the writing of declaration of independence meant... | the american people were equal to other people |
| congress excised the passage in the declaration of independence condemning george III for slavery b/c... | the issue itself was too divisive & controversial |
| in the video, professor james oliver horton says that for african americans the declaration of independence... | is a living document |
| all of the following were advantages of the british at the beginning of the revolutionary war except.. | a majority of the american people were loyal to britain |
| during the revolution, both the continental congress and the states issued paper money, which resulted in... | inflation & escalating prices |
| in the battle of long island.. | british troops, led by general howe, forced the americans to retreat to manhattan island |
| burgoyne's defeat at the 2nd battle of saratoga, october 17th, 1777, was a decisive moment in the revolutionary war b/c.. | it brought france into the war on the side of the patriots |
| after the battle of monmouth.. | british forces never faced washington's army again in the north |
| in the course of the southern campaign late in the revolutionary war, | small bands of american guerrillas fought a series of fierce battles in the southern backcountry |
| in the video, professor sheila skemp observes that loyalists in the south were.... | less numerous than the british thought |
| the british lost the revolutionary war primarily b/c.. | the french alliance doomed them to defeat |
| at newburgh, NY in 1783, disgruntled army officers... | discussed threatening congress if their demands were not met |
| the weaknesses of congress under the articles of confederation included its lack of... | an executive of judicial branch or the power to levy taxes |
| the states were reluctant to include "equality language" in their bills of rights & constitutions b/c... | they were afraid that the words could be construed to apply to slaves |
| shay's rebellion of 1786 was the result of... | increased taxes & foreclosures on farms in massachusetts |
| in the video, professor mel yazawa offers the view that the proceedings of the constitutional convention were kept secret so that members could... | speak without fear of retribution |
| when the constitution was drafted, slavery.. | was not named, but its existence was recognized & guaranteed |
| before the constitution could go into effect it had to be ratified by.. | ratifying conventions in the nine states |
| to persuade the powerful state of virginia to ratify the constitution, federalists promised that... | a bill of rights would be added to the constitution |
| in the video, professor ravkove observes that james madison believed that a bill of rights would become effective when.. | people internalized the principles enunciated |
| among washington's first duties as president was.. | selecting cabinet members to serve him |
| according to republican ideals of the late 18th century, the most important role of women & mothers was.. | teaching virtuous sons |
| in the 1790s, road building & commercial stagecoach travel failed to progress south of the potomac river like it did in New england & the middle atlantic states b/c.. | passenger demand was low |
| even though a wealthy elite dominated charleston, south carolina, by 1790_______. | african americans were playing key roles in the community |
| as president, george washington.. | was virtuous, aloof, resolute, & dignified |
| alexander hamilton's vision for america differed from thomas jefferson's in the respect that... | hamilton admired the british model |
| which of hamilton's economic programs was attacked as unconstitutional by thomas jefferson? | creation of a national bank |
| when the US government's early policy toward the indians in the northwest territory did not reap the anticipated results, ______ | an expansion of military forces led to the total defeat of general st. clair's army |
| as a result of the treaty of greenville (1795),_______. | american indians lost their struggle to preserve the ohio river as a boundary to white settlement |
| one long-term benefit for indians of treaties between the US & indian peoples is that______ | treaties became the basis of indian rights within the US |
| what was president washington's reaction to the war between england & france when it began in 1793? | he issued a neutrality proclamation |
| "X, Y, and Z" was the code name for______ | unnamed french agents sent by tallyrand to meet with americanrepresentatives |
| in the video, professor joseph ellis observes that the alien & sedition acts were counterproductive for the federalists b/c... | they helped jefferson win the election of 1800 |
| issues under the federalists that divided the country in the late 1790's included _______ | the jay treaty & the quasi war jay treaty |
| when the electoral vote in 1800 presidential election ended in a tie and the house of representatives had to choose a winner,________. | alexander hamilton helped thomas jefferson prevail |
| in the video, professor eric foner observes that during the revolutionary era, the idea of freedom _____. | became universalized & democratized |
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