The national government under the Articles of Confederation was particularly successful in

The national government under the Articles of Confederation was particularly successful in

a. repaying the nation's domestic and foreign war debt
b. quelling opposition movements such as Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts
c. the resolution of western land issues in the Northwest Territory
d. forcing Britain to adhere to all the provisions of the Treaty of Paris
e. opening trade to areas closed to American merchants because of the war

Answer: E

The first state constitutions after the Revolution began were replaced because

The first state constitutions after the Revolution began were replaced because

a. their executive branches were weak and they had difficulty governing
b. they were not democratic enough for people fighting and sacrificing for their rights
c. they contained no provisions for a separation of powers
d. Loyalists were gaining political power under the less restrictive governing structures
e. as pressures lessened at the end of the war, state governments with less central authority were possible

Answer: A

The republican ideology of equal rights and liberty that was fundamental to the Revolution

The republican ideology of equal rights and liberty that was fundamental to the Revolution

a. caused a great antislavery outcry throughout the nation when the war ended
b. pushed some states to distribute confiscated Loyalist property to the poor to promote equality
c. influenced the British to promise freedom to slaves in areas that they controlled
d. led to massive slave revolts in the South after the war was over
e. helped push New England states to abolish slavery in their new constitutions

Answer: E

The Revolution had a significant effect on women's status due to

The Revolution had a significant effect on women's status due to

a. lifting of restrictions on property ownership for married women
b. their gaining the right to vote in local, but not national elections
c. acceptance of women in jobs previously reserved for men only
d. their new role as teachers of republican virtue to their children
e. their elevated role in politics because of their organization of boycotts

Answer: E

A consequence for religion in America as a result of the Revolutionary War was

A consequence for religion in America as a result of the Revolutionary War was

a. the Anglican Church became more established in areas where Loyalist sympathies remained strong
b. Quaker sects increased membership because their pacifism attracted Americans tired of fighting a long and drawn-out war
c. Catholicism was afforded a new respect because of the American alliance with France
d. a new wave of evangelical Christianity swept through the states in the unsettled times of war and social upheaval
e. more states adopted established churches to support

Answer: D

The Treaty of Paris at the end of the Revolutionary War contained provisions for

The Treaty of Paris at the end of the Revolutionary War contained provisions for

a. an end to the fighting and provisions for America and France to divide Britain's North American possessions
b. recognition of the United States' independence and Britain's withdrawal from the North American continent
c. treaties of trade and alliance between France and the United States
d. the United States western boundary to be the Mississippi River and British recognition of its independence
e. an end to fighting and a return to the status quo antebellum

Answer: D