Chapter Six
Recreating America:
Independence and a
New Nation, 1775-1783
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Chapter 6
American weaknesses during the
War for Independence included all
the following except
1. underpaid soldiers.
2. officers with little military training.
3. unscrupulous profiteers.
4. no foreign support.
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American weaknesses during the
War for Independence included all
the following except
4. no foreign support.
Hint: Because this statement is not true, it is the
correct choice. France, Holland, and Spain
supported America. See pages 111–112.
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Washington moved his army from
Massachusetts to New York City
because
1. the colonists of Massachusetts were able to
protect themselves.
2. supplies necessary to an army were easier to
obtain in New York.
3. British strategy focused on it because it had many
loyalists.
4. he anticipated that Burgoyne would march south
from Canada into New York.
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Washington moved his army from
Massachusetts to New York City
because
3. British strategy focused on it because it had many
loyalists.
Hint: The British hoped to capitalize on the presence
of many loyalists in the middle colonies. See
page 108.
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The Battle of Saratoga was important
because it
1. raised the possibility of French support for the
Americans.
2. ended the siege of New York.
3. encouraged the Americans to sue for peace.
4. damaged the prestige of the British command
structure.
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The Battle of Saratoga was important
because it
1. raised the possibility of French support for the
Americans.
Hint: See page 111.
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Friedrich von Steuben contributed to
Washington's ragged army by
1. helping train and discipline the raw recruits.
2. using his personal wealth to supply troops.
3. heading up the important army engineering
operations.
4. lending prestige and respectability to the
Continental Army.
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Friedrich von Steuben's chief
contributed to Washington's ragged
army by
1. helping train and discipline the raw recruits.
Hint: He was an excellent drillmaster. See page 112.
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France decided to support America
during its war for independence
because
1. it had just gone through its own revolution and
sympathized with people who rebelled against
tyranny.
2. the French foreign minister had been bribed by
American diplomats.
3. Catholics (the French) and Protestants (the
British) were still enemies.
4. of her losses to Britain in the Great War for
Empire.
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France decided to support America
during its war for independence
because
4. of her losses to Britain in the Great War for
Empire.
Hint: France hoped to regain some of the territory
and international status that it had lost to Britain
during the Great War for Empire. See page 112.
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To meet the problem of insufficient
hard currency, Congress
1. raised taxes.
2. printed paper money.
3. abolished the gold standard.
4. coined copper instead of silver money.
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To meet the problem of insufficient
hard currency, Congress
2. printed paper money.
Hint: Congress resorted to printing paper currency
as the supply of hard currency fell. See page 113.
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Which of the following statements
regarding the fighting at the Battle of
Yorktown in 1781 is most accurate?
1. It demonstrated the incompetence of the
American army.
2. It proved that George Washington was a military
genius.
3. It showed the value of French support for the
American cause.
4. It pointed out the superiority of land over naval
forces.
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Which of the following statements
regarding the fighting at the Battle of
Yorktown in 1781 is most accurate?
1. It demonstrated the incompetence of the
American army.
Hint: A French army and the French navy were
crucial elements in the victory over the British at
Yorktown. See pages 117–118.
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To fight the war, the British relied on
1. loyalist guerrilla forces.
2. a plan to detach New England from the rest of the
colonies.
3. Hessian mercenaries.
4. All of these
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To fight the war, the British relied on
4. All of these
Hint: Because a, b, and c are true, this is the correct
choice.
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In negotiating an end to the war,
America's diplomats
1. insisted on Canada's return to France.
2. gave up all claims for access to the fisheries off
Newfoundland.
3. forced the British to recognize American
independence as the price for even beginning the
negotiations.
4. fought so much with each other that the British
were able to take advantage of them.
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In negotiating an end to the war,
America's diplomats
3. forced the British to recognize American
independence as the price for even beginning the
negotiations.
Hint: The American delegation declared that this was
their precondition to any negotiations at all. In
other words, they refused to negotiate for
American independence. See page 118.
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The revolutionary era's emphasis on
protecting the rights of the individual
led to
1. granting women full property rights.
2. laws guaranteeing freedom of religion.
3. the abolition of indentured servitude.
4. the disestablishment of churches in all of the
states.
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The revolutionary era's emphasis on
protecting the rights of the individual
led to
2. laws guaranteeing freedom of religion.
Hint: Virginia led the way in its 1786 Statute of
Religious Freedom; other states followed suit.
See page 119.
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