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The war effort by American colonists would be financed primarily by


A) spending hard currency.
B) printing paper money.
C) borrowing from abroad.
D) selling bonds.
E) melting down jewelry into specie.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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In 1787 Jefferson drafted the ___________________, which banned slavery in lands north of the Ohio River.

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Among the following, who was NOT a British general during the American Revolution?


A) Thomas Gage
B) William Howe
C) John Burgoyne
D) Horatio Gates
E) Barry St.Leger

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following statements regarding General Nathaniel Greene is FALSE?


A) He led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown.
B) He divided his forces into fast-moving contingents to confuse and exasperate Cornwallis.
C) He was one of the most effective commanders in the American army.
D) He replaced Horatio Gates as commander of the southern forces in the Continental army.
E) He was forced to withdraw at Guildford Court House after inflicting heavy losses.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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During the 1780s, in every new state constitution


A) state legislatures were to be chosen by a direct popular vote.
B) governors were prevented from holding a seat in the legislature.
C) property requirements for voting were relaxed or eliminated.
D) women were denied the right to vote.
E) governors were given the authority to tax.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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During the American Revolution, the Iroquois Confederacy officially


A) declared its neutrality.
B) allied itself with the colonists.
C) allied itself with the British.
D) refused to ally with either combatant until France entered the war.
E) disbanded and withdrew to the west.

F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

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In the Battle of Bunker Hill,


A) the Patriots suffered light casualties and won the battle.
B) the British suffered heavy casualties.
C) Benedict Arnold was wounded.
D) the British surrendered their main forces to the Patriots.
E) the Patriots refused to withdraw and were all killed.

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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Throughout the 1780s, the British government refused to send a diplomatic minister to America.

A) True
B) False

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