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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kinds of laws were proposed in colonial America to curb spending?
(a) Pecuniary laws.
(b) Speculative laws.
(c) Sumptuary laws.
(d) Monetary laws.

3. In colonial America, what was commonly manufactured in enormous quantities by the farming population?
(a) Preserves.
(b) Farm equipment.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Rope.

4. What did monarchists hold as extremely important?
(a) Counterculture and reorganization.
(b) Monarchy and enlightenment.
(c) Liberty and independence.
(d) Peace and order.

5. After retiring, what does Ben Franklin do that later embarrasses him?
(a) Commission a special gun.
(b) Commission a portrait.
(c) Commission a house.
(d) Commission a uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was the Continental Congress?

2. Who had an international reputation as a hero in the 1780s?

3. Who identified the source of the revolution as the dissolution of family authority?

4. What became a surrogate religion for colonial Americans suspicious of traditional Christianity?

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

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