Question 1

Had Jefferson's original "Government for the Western Territory" plan been followed, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   land would have been given away to settlers
B)   Virginia would have controlled a vast colony in the west
C)   slavery would have been made legal in the west
D)   Indians would have been made citizens and retained their landsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Maryland initially refused to adopt the Articles of Confederation because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Maryland wanted western lands held by other states to be ceded to Congress
B)   Maryland wanted guarantees for freedom of religion included in this document
C)   Virginia refused to give up slavery
D)   Maryland wanted proportional representation in CongressE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

How did George Washington's revolutionary experience affect his views of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)   He immediately freed all his slaves in 1776.
B)   He became more certain of the necessity for slavery.
C)   He sold off all his slaves to Barbados.
D)   He freed his slaves, but only in his will.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Jefferson successfully fought to end entail and primogeniture in Virginia in 1776. To what do entail and primogeniture refer?

Accepted Answer

A)   religious expression
B)   inheritance law
C)   women's right to choose their husbands
D)   the legality of slaveryE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Spain joined the war because its leaders __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   were committed to the Revolutionary cause
B)   hoped to regain Florida
C)   hoped to regain Canada
D)   wished to sell Louisiana to the United StatesE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 7: The American Revolution

Spain joined the war because its leaders __________.

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How did George Washington's revolutionary experience affect his views of slavery?

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Maryland initially refused to adopt the Articles of Confederation because __________.

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Jefferson successfully fought to end entail and primogeniture in Virginia in 1776. To what do entail and primogeniture refer?

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Had Jefferson's original "Government for the Western Territory" plan been followed, __________.

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Exam 7: The American Revolution

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How did George Washington's revolutionary experience affect his views of slavery?

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Maryland initially refused to adopt the Articles of Confederation because __________.

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Jefferson successfully fought to end entail and primogeniture in Virginia in 1776. To what do entail and primogeniture refer?

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Had Jefferson's original "Government for the Western Territory" plan been followed, __________.

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