American Revolution Questions

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What did Abigail Adams want to see for women in the new United States government?

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She wanted laws that treated women better than in the past.

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What piece of evidence from the primary source best supports the correct response to Part A? Options: “I long to hear that you have declared an independency—and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make...”, “… I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.”, “Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.”, “Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.”

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“… I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.”

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“Some who helped the British made it appear that they were instead helping the Patriot cause. Benedict Arnold was an American general who eventually turned traitor.”

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This means he went back to the British and betrayed the Patriots

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Which of the following is the best definition of traitor? someone who spies on another country, someone who betrays his or her country, someone who dies for his or her country, someone who refuses to join his or her country’s army

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someone who betrays his or her country

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Why did inflation cause Americans to suffer during the Revolutionary War?

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It led to a decrease in the value of money, making goods more expensive.

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What was Molly Pitcher's other name?

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Mary Ludwig Hays

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Who was a famous African American poet?

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Phillis Wheatly

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Who risked his/her life to spy on the colonists but was eventually caught and killed?

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James Armistead

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What did the British promise to the Iroquois?

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to protect their land for them

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Who was a Patriot spy?

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Nathan Hale