WGU Academy US History 1 Quiz 2
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1. When George Washington the Hessians
crossed the Delaware River on
Christmas night, 1776, he was
intent on surprising
2. During the American Revolu- were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the
tion, enslaved African Ameri- American war effort.
cans in the colonies
3. Which of the following state- After the war, many Indians began to adapt to the norms of
ments regarding the American white society
Revolution and Native Ameri-
cans is FALSE?
4. The British military campaign of General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga
1777 saw
5. As leaders of a tax rebellion moratorium on debt collection
the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his
supporters demanded
6. Shortly after signing the Treaty restricted American access to British markets
of Paris of 1783, the British gov-
ernment
7. The Ordinances of 1784 and provide for the admission of new states into the union
1785 represented an attempt to
8. Post-Revolution American do- the closing of British ports to American trade
mestic manufacturing was
stimulated by
9.
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, WGU Academy US History 1 Quiz 2
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8lgth5
The Constitutional Convention None of these answers are correct. (abolishing slavery, grant-
of 1787 came close to ing citizenship to slaves, granting suffrage for free black
males, abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to slaves)
10. In the first national elections in all the presidential electors cast their votes for George Wash-
1789, ington
11. The delegates to the Constitu- were well educated by the standards of their time.
tional Convention of 1787
12. Delegates to the Constitution- special state ratifying conventions
al Convention of 1787 recom-
mended the document be rati-
fied by
13. As treasury secretary, Alexan- supported the creation of a national bank.
der Hamilton
14. Jay's Treaty (1794) avoided a likely war with England
15. Alexander Hamilton recom- an excise tax and an import tax
mended that the federal gov-
ernment raise revenue through
16. The emergence of an alterna- belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be re-
tive political organization to the strained
Federalists was prompted by
17. The Judiciary Act of 1801 was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the
courts
18. In the 1790s, those who were be largely agricultural and rural
labeled Republicans envisioned
developing a nation that would
2/9
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8lgth5
1. When George Washington the Hessians
crossed the Delaware River on
Christmas night, 1776, he was
intent on surprising
2. During the American Revolu- were assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the
tion, enslaved African Ameri- American war effort.
cans in the colonies
3. Which of the following state- After the war, many Indians began to adapt to the norms of
ments regarding the American white society
Revolution and Native Ameri-
cans is FALSE?
4. The British military campaign of General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga
1777 saw
5. As leaders of a tax rebellion moratorium on debt collection
the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his
supporters demanded
6. Shortly after signing the Treaty restricted American access to British markets
of Paris of 1783, the British gov-
ernment
7. The Ordinances of 1784 and provide for the admission of new states into the union
1785 represented an attempt to
8. Post-Revolution American do- the closing of British ports to American trade
mestic manufacturing was
stimulated by
9.
1/9
, WGU Academy US History 1 Quiz 2
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8lgth5
The Constitutional Convention None of these answers are correct. (abolishing slavery, grant-
of 1787 came close to ing citizenship to slaves, granting suffrage for free black
males, abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to slaves)
10. In the first national elections in all the presidential electors cast their votes for George Wash-
1789, ington
11. The delegates to the Constitu- were well educated by the standards of their time.
tional Convention of 1787
12. Delegates to the Constitution- special state ratifying conventions
al Convention of 1787 recom-
mended the document be rati-
fied by
13. As treasury secretary, Alexan- supported the creation of a national bank.
der Hamilton
14. Jay's Treaty (1794) avoided a likely war with England
15. Alexander Hamilton recom- an excise tax and an import tax
mended that the federal gov-
ernment raise revenue through
16. The emergence of an alterna- belief that the power of the Federalists needed to be re-
tive political organization to the strained
Federalists was prompted by
17. The Judiciary Act of 1801 was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the
courts
18. In the 1790s, those who were be largely agricultural and rural
labeled Republicans envisioned
developing a nation that would
2/9
