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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was the Continental Congress?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1772.
(d) 1773.

2. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?
(a) The crown.
(b) Themselves.
(c) The voters.
(d) Other officials.

3. In colonial America, what emerged after politics cease to be a contest among prominent families?
(a) Fair laws.
(b) Political parties.
(c) Money for good causes.
(d) Honest officials.

4. Who was governor of Massachusetts during the Boston Tea Party?
(a) Thomas Hutton.
(b) Thomas Hutchinson.
(c) Thomas Huxtible.
(d) Thomas Hutchins.

5. How were superiors, magistrates, and masters to be honored?
(a) As fathers.
(b) As parents.
(c) As equals.
(d) As mothers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was intermarriage and inbreeding looked upon by colonial gentry?

3. How did John Locke view a child's mind?

4. In colonial America, what was done with a political effigy?

5. Who was the most popular and powerful man in Massachusetts during the last quarter of the 18th century?

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