Chapter 6 Flashcards
Which of the following contributed to the success of free trade advocates during the Revolutionary War?
The publication of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations
As a result of the religious freedom created by the Revolution:
Upstart churches began challenging the well-established churches
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
A poet who wrote about how African-Americans felt about freedom
Which of the following groups did NOT include a significant proportion of Loyalists during the Revolutionary War?
Wealthy New York families
As a result of the American Revolution, Americans rejected
The principle of hereditary aristocracy
Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia “Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom” did the following EXCEPT:
Allowed a second set of standards for Catholics
In order to encourage virtue in future citizens, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams:
Proposed free public education
Which statement about blacks and freedom in the Revolutionary era is FALSE?
After the Revolution, emancipation in the North was swift and all-encompassing
The constitution of which state eliminated all property and tax qualifications for voting in 1777?
Vermont
General John Sullivan
Destroyed forty Indian towns in a campaign against the Iroquois
Which settlement in Africa did the British establish for former slaves from the United States?
Sierra Leone
In a famous speech to Parliament, the British statesman Edmund Burke said what regarding a link between slavery and liberty for American colonists?
He argued that the colonists were sensitive to threats to their liberties because they were so familiar with slavery
The new state constitutions created during the Revolutionary War:
Greatly expanded the right to vote in almost every state
According to Noah Webster, what was the very soul of a republic?
Equality
Which statement about gender and politics in the Revolutionary era is FALSE?
In appreciation for their invaluable contribution to the war effort, women were allowed universal suffrage
For which three accomplishments did Thomas Jefferson wish to be remembered?
The Declaration of Independence, the University of Virginia, the “Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom”
How did the Revolutionary War change the meaning of freedom?
It challenged the inequality that had been fundamental to the colonial social order
Christian republicanism is a scholarly idea that was characteristic of all of the following EXCEPT it:
Was encouraged by Revolutionary leaders
Which of the following was NOT a way in which women contributed to the Revolutionary cause?
Replacing their husbands in political office
What did the “invisible hand” refer to?
The free market
After the Revolution, African-Americans in the North:
Often wound up in a state similar to that of indentured servitude
Who publicly referred to slavery as a “national crime” that would one day bring “national punishment”?
Benjamin Rush
How did the War for Independence affect anti-Catholicism in America?
The alliance with France, a predominantly Catholic country, helped diminish American anti-Catholicism
What did South Carolina promise every white volunteer at the war’s end?
A slave
Apart from “liberty,” _____ was the word most used in the late eighteenth century in legal and political literature.
Slavery
Why did apprenticeship and indentured servitude decline after the Revolution?
The lack of freedom inherent in apprenticeship and indentured servitude struck growing numbers of Americans as incompatible with republican citizenship
Benedict Arnold offered which justification for his treason?
America’s new alliance with France, a Catholic state, was too much for him to bear.
Which of the following is true of how the new state constitutions in the Revolutionary era dealt with the issue of religious liberty?
Seven state constitutions began with a declaration of rights that included a commitment to “the free exercise of religion.”
Republican motherhood encouraged:
Greater educational opportunities for women
What role did rising prices play during the Revolution?
They prompted protests by Americans, especially women, who took goods from merchants whom they accused of hoarding.
What served as a sort of “school of political democracy” for the members of the “lower orders” in the colonies-turned-states?
The militia
Which of the following was NOT an example of Loyalists being deprived of their freedom by patriots?
The New England states forced Loyalists into militias against their will
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?
New Jersey
Which of the following was NOT a key obstacle to the abolition of slavery in the Revolutionary era and new nation?
The widespread fear the freed slaves would move west and unite with indians
Why did John Adams believe that land ownership was vital to society?
If more people owned land, it would be less likely that fixed and unequal social classes would emerge
“Republican motherhood” was an ideology that held:
Women played an indispensable role in the new nation by training future citizens
Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life. Who was a notable exception?
John Adams
The free black population after the Revolution:
Often enjoyed the right to vote if its male members met taxpaying or property qualifications
An example of anti-Catholicism during the 1770s was the:
First Continental Congress’s denunciation of the Quebec Act
What role did Native Americans play in the Revolutionary War?
They divided in allegiance, just as white Americans did
Approximately how many free Americans remained loyal to the British during the war?
20-25 percent
Which statement about Revolutionary Pennsylvania is FALSE?
The state’s new constitution gave only limited power to the state’s governor
Joseph Brant, a young Mohawk:
Wanted to create an Indian confederacy between Canada and the United States
What policy did the new United States pursue in its dealings with Native Americans?
The U.S. government set out to dispossess the Native Americans of their remaining rich lands and drive them westard
In his Thoughts on Government (1776), John Adams advocated state constitutions that provided for:
A powerful governor and a two-house legislature that reflected the division of society between wealthy and ordinary men
In order to deal with a wartime economic crisis in 1779, Congress urged states to:
Adopt measures to fix wages and prices
The efforts to emancipate slaves in the 1770s and 1780s:
Reflected the importance of property rights
Which statement about Loyalists is FALSE?
Fewer than 10,000 Loyalists left America after the war
In regards to voting for the states, what was a contentious issue?
Owning property
Thomas Jefferson’s views on religion and Christian doctrines
Demonstrated his rejection of the divinity of Jesus
How did Pennsylvania display the Revolutionary War’s radical potential?
Philadelphia’s artisan and lower-class communities took control and put a new emphasis on freedom and on more democratic politics
