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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who vigorously denounced the Stamp Act riots in 1765?
(a) Henry Laurens.
(b) Thomas Hutchison.
(c) James Otis.
(d) Daniel Moore.

2. Who wrote the "Spirit of Laws" in 1748?
(a) Hume.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Montesquieu.

3. What was the most radical change brought about by the Revolution?
(a) The upper class no longer felt superior.
(b) Common people had the same opportunities as the upper class.
(c) Common people no longer felt inferior.
(d) The upper class must share their status with commoners.

4. What was Philadelphia's approximate population in 1760?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 30,000.

5. In colonial America, what were the aristocracy allowed to engage in that they weren't allowed in Britain?
(a) Farming.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Use of oaths.
(d) Retail trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was another name for colonial commoners?

2. In colonial America, a person who didn't have to work for a living still held what responsibility?

3. How were superiors, magistrates, and masters to be honored?

4. Who spoke for and was responsible for servants, slaves, and tenants?

5. Originally in colonial America, how were gentlemen to treat inferiors and subordinates?

(see the answer key)

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