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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the speaker of the House of Burgess in 1766?
(a) Richard Henry Lee.
(b) John Robinson.
(c) John Criswell.
(d) Algernon Sidney.

2. What was it called when Ben Franklin appointed his friends and family to official positions after he became Deputy Postmaster General of North America?
(a) Paucity.
(b) Patronage.
(c) Prerogativism.
(d) Consequentialism.

3. What was the main source of instability and anxiety in revolutionary America?
(a) Conspicuous consumption.
(b) Pervasive equality.
(c) Religious dissent.
(d) Ostentatious aristocracy.

4. When first offered, why did Ben Franklin say he would not accept the military rank of colonel?
(a) He didn't have enough money.
(b) He didn't believe in the military.
(c) He felt he should be a general.
(d) He wasn't a gentleman.

5. Who drew up the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
(a) James Cheetham.
(b) George Mason.
(c) William Livingston.
(d) Charles Carroll.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many loyalists left the colonies during the revolution?

2. From which business did Ben Franklin eventually retire?

3. In colonial America, what emerged after politics cease to be a contest among prominent families?

4. What sail maker spoke for all industrious working men in 1797?

5. How many Boston merchants were named in the Massachusetts Banishment Act of 1778?

(see the answer key)

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