Straighterline Exam 2 US History
Questions with Correct Answers
Which of the following was the scene of a substantial British victory in the final phase
(1778-1781) of the American Revolution? - Answer-Charleston
The battle at Yorktown involved - Answer-a combined French and American army and
navy.
During the second phase (1776-1778) of the American Revolution, British military efforts
were hampered by - Answer-a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes.
Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because - Answer-
Congress did not have the authority to impose taxes.
The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when states gave up their - Answer-
claims to western lands
The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to - Answer-provide for the
admission of new states into the union
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 - 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? -
Answer-John Adams
The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was that
it - Answer-lacked a bill of rights
The Antifederalists - Answer-saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the
American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its
powers
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be
ratified by - Answer-special state ratifying conventions
The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
was its resolution of the problem regarding - Answer-political representation.
Questions with Correct Answers
Which of the following was the scene of a substantial British victory in the final phase
(1778-1781) of the American Revolution? - Answer-Charleston
The battle at Yorktown involved - Answer-a combined French and American army and
navy.
During the second phase (1776-1778) of the American Revolution, British military efforts
were hampered by - Answer-a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes.
Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because - Answer-
Congress did not have the authority to impose taxes.
The Articles of Confederation were finally approved when states gave up their - Answer-
claims to western lands
The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an attempt to - Answer-provide for the
admission of new states into the union
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 - 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? -
Answer-John Adams
The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was that
it - Answer-lacked a bill of rights
The Antifederalists - Answer-saw themselves as defenders of the principles of the
American Revolution and feared that the new government would widely abuse its
powers
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be
ratified by - Answer-special state ratifying conventions
The achievement of the "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
was its resolution of the problem regarding - Answer-political representation.
