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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was intermarriage and inbreeding looked upon by colonial gentry?
(a) It is encouraged.
(b) It is commonplace.
(c) It is forbidden.
(d) It is illegal.

2. Who spoke for and was responsible for servants, slaves, and tenants?
(a) They were responsible for themselves.
(b) No one was responsible for them.
(c) The colonial government.
(d) The head of the household.

3. What did the colonial American courts treat more seriously than violent acts?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Disobedience.
(d) Profanity.

4. Who argued that Britain was an unnatural parent?
(a) Tories.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Patriots.
(d) Whigs.

5. What was the highest level of knowledge of a trade in colonial America?
(a) Expert.
(b) Master.
(c) Journeyman.
(d) Apprentice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Towards the middle of the 18th century, how fast was the American population growing?

2. Historically, what do good Englishmen do?

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

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

5. Within the colonial family unit, what right did adult children demand?

(see the answer key)

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