Chapter 73. Reflections on The Home Front, Chapter 7

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Correct. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, although the war spurred widespread mistreatment of loyalists and created economic hardships for nearly every American, it also brought new opportunities and political innovations to the American colonies in the 1770s.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, although the war spurred widespread mistreatment of loyalists and created economic hardships for nearly every American, it also brought new opportunities and political innovations to the American colonies in the 1770s.

Correct. The answer is d. To support her argument that loyalists sometimes suffered unjustly at the hands of patriots, the author describes vigilante Tory hunters’ escapades that included raiding loyalists’ houses or tarring and feathering them.

Incorrect. The answer is d. To support her argument that loyalists sometimes suffered unjustly at the hands of patriots, the author describes vigilante Tory hunters’ escapades that included raiding loyalists’ houses or tarring and feathering them.

Correct. The answer is c. To illustrate her argument that the American Revolution caused widespread financial instability and corruption, the author points out that, as Continental currency lost its value, the congress borrowed hard money from wealthy men in exchange for public securities.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To illustrate her argument that the American Revolution caused widespread financial instability and corruption, the author points out that, as Continental currency lost its value, the congress borrowed hard money from wealthy men in exchange for public securities.

Correct. The answer is a. The author argues that Britain’s incredibly harsh treatment of American war prisoners and Parliament’s vote to suspend habeas corpus for colonists accused of treason in 1777 led many neutral Americans to change their minds and embrace support for the revolution.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues that Britain’s incredibly harsh treatment of American war prisoners and Parliament’s vote to suspend habeas corpus for colonists accused of treason in 1777 led many neutral Americans to change their minds and embrace support for the revolution.

Correct. The answer is c. One way the author supports her argument that the American Revolution sparked new opportunities and political innovations during the 1770s is by pointing to the example that, during the war, many women whose husbands were away took on masculine duties and demonstrated a new capacity for patriotism. These actions, she suggests, not only provided opportunities for women to show their competence, but also broadened Americans’ ideas about women’s roles as political actors.

Incorrect. The answer is c. One way the author supports her argument that the American Revolution sparked new opportunities and political innovations during the 1770s is by pointing to the example that, during the war, many women whose husbands were away took on masculine duties and demonstrated a new capacity for patriotism. These actions, she suggests, not only provided opportunities for women to show their competence, but also broadened Americans’ ideas about women’s roles as political actors.

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