WGU Academy US History Graded Exam
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Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because - answer Congress
did not have the authority to impose taxes.
During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the colonies -
answerwere assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war
effort.
Which of the following statements regarding General Nathanael Greene is FALSE? -
answerHe led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown.
The British military campaigns of 1777 saw - answerGeneral John Burgoyne suffer a
major defeat at Saratoga.
Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the British government -
answerrestricted American access to British markets.
Following the American Revolution, as the republic took shape in the 1780s, greater
social importance was attached to women in the role of - answermothers
As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded -
answera moratorium on debt collection.
The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786 - answercalled for a complete
separation of church and state.
The Virginia Plan called for - answera two-tier national legislature.
In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation,
slaves were classified as - answerthree-fifths of a free person.
Who among the following was one of the authors of The Federalist Papers? -
answerAlexander Hamilton
Virginia and New York ratified the new Constitution under the assumption that -
answera bill of rights would be added later, in the form of amendments.
Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was
passed by Congress after a deal was made to - answerlocate the nation's capital
between Virginia and Maryland.
#2
Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because - answer Congress
did not have the authority to impose taxes.
During the American Revolution, enslaved African Americans in the colonies -
answerwere assisted by the British to escape, as a way to disrupt the American war
effort.
Which of the following statements regarding General Nathanael Greene is FALSE? -
answerHe led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown.
The British military campaigns of 1777 saw - answerGeneral John Burgoyne suffer a
major defeat at Saratoga.
Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the British government -
answerrestricted American access to British markets.
Following the American Revolution, as the republic took shape in the 1780s, greater
social importance was attached to women in the role of - answermothers
As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays and his supporters demanded -
answera moratorium on debt collection.
The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786 - answercalled for a complete
separation of church and state.
The Virginia Plan called for - answera two-tier national legislature.
In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, for the purpose of political representation,
slaves were classified as - answerthree-fifths of a free person.
Who among the following was one of the authors of The Federalist Papers? -
answerAlexander Hamilton
Virginia and New York ratified the new Constitution under the assumption that -
answera bill of rights would be added later, in the form of amendments.
Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was
passed by Congress after a deal was made to - answerlocate the nation's capital
between Virginia and Maryland.
