Straighterline Exam 2 US History Questions With Complete Solutions.

Which of the following was the scene of a substantial British victory in the final phase () of the American Revolution? correct answer: Charleston The battle at Yorktown involved correct answer: a combined French and American army and navy. During the second phase () of the American Revolution, British military efforts were hampered by correct answer: a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes. Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because correct answer: Congress did not have the authority to impose taxes. The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when states gave up their correct answer: claims to western lands The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to correct answer: provide for the admission of new states into the union The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 correct answer: created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio,guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas, prohibited slavery within the affected areas, abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance. Who did the Congress send to London as a minister in 1784 to resolve the differences between the Confederation and the British regarding the peace treaty of 1783? correct answer: John Adams The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was that it correct answer: lacked a bill of rights The Antifederalists correct answer: saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its powers