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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called traditional ties of a monarchical society "bonds of blood, family, and personal influence"?

2. Who became the richest man in Gloucester, R.I., just a few years before the revolution?

3. By 1800, what percent of the Philadelphia labor force were indentured servants?

4. Where was the first county fair held?

5. What did John Adams consider to be the main mark of a gentleman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did American office holders from 1776 on urge their republican governments to not only pay salaries but to keep raising them?

2. What did individual independence mean to revolutionaries?

3. According to John Toland, what is the difference between a man who is free and one who is dependent?

4. How did the numerous bankruptcies and financial collapses of the 1790s contribute to the democratization of America?

5. Why have historians criticized John Hancock?

6. How did the opinion of a traditional gentleman's assumption of leisure change towards the end of the 18th century?

7. How was liberalism measured during the Enlightenment?

8. What was the reason for the American 'economic miracle' of the 19th century?

9. On what precept was freemasonry organized?

10. Why were the American gentry alarmed at the desire of the common people to share in the conduct of the government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Contrast American competition for public office with that kind of competition in England. What about the new American government led to the differences? How did political parties exacerbate the competition? How did politicians' ultimate view of office differ from the British view of office?

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the 19th century, what massive economic changes took place that affected the mind and character of Americans? Include technology, transportation, and commerce in your explanation.

Essay Topic 3

The monarchy's social cement of family, force, patronage, and dependence had made it powerful. After the revolution, what new social adhesive in colonial America replaced the monarchy? How was this replacement accomplished?

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