American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 5: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

True or False Quiz

1
When the fighting began, most Americans wanted the colonies to be independent from Great Britain.
A)True
B)False
2
The rebelling colonies had access to sufficient local resources to fight a successful revolution.
A)True
B)False
3
The British lacked the resources to conduct a war on the American continent.
A)True
B)False
4
At the outset of the war, American leaders hoped that Canada would become the fourteenth state.
A)True
B)False
5
The surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga had no effect on the Iroquois Confederacy, since most of the Indians supported the American cause.
A)True
B)False
6
There is no actual proof that Benedict Arnold committed treason.
A)True
B)False
7
As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the new American nation's westward boundary was the Blue Ridge Mountains.
A)True
B)False
8
At least one-fifth, and maybe as many as one-third, of the American colonists were loyal to Britain during the Revolution.
A)True
B)False
9
Native Americans were pleased with the outcome of the Revolution because it reduced the desire of colonists for western land.
A)True
B)False
10
The first state constitutions written during the American Revolution generally reduced the power of the executive.
A)True
B)False
11
In the newly created states, the privileges that churches enjoyed in the colonial era were largely stripped away.
A)True
B)False
12
After independence, the United States quickly and easily persuaded Great Britain to abide by the terms of the treaty of 1783.
A)True
B)False
13
The system for surveying and selling western lands set up under the Ordinance of 1785 favored small farmers.
A)True
B)False
14
The Northwest Ordinance laid out the requirements for western territories to become states.
A)True
B)False
15
During the period under consideration in this chapter, Congress did nothing to limit the expansion of slavery.
A)True
B)False
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