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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Originally in colonial America, how were gentlemen to treat inferiors and subordinates?
(a) As spouses.
(b) As parents.
(c) As children.
(d) As equals.

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

3. What was the primary nationality of the American colonists?
(a) Scottish.
(b) English.
(c) Europeans.
(d) Irish.

4. What was the status of an indentured servant in colonial America?
(a) He was property.
(b) He was working his way up the ladder.
(c) He was a free agent.
(d) He was the lowest class of society.

5. What percentage of 18th century colonial Americans were employed in farming?
(a) 80%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 85%.
(d) 95%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the grandest colonial American estates compare to traditional British estates?

2. What relationship did the British farmer have with the land he worked?

3. When Ben Franklin was a boy, what important man discussed books with him?

4. What characteristic of their heritage did colonial Americans in New England cling to?

5. In colonial America, why did officer holders receive honors and titles?

(see the answer key)

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