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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. In colonial America, why did officer holders receive honors and titles?
(a) To impress and show up their peers.
(b) To inspire respect and obedience from the common people.
(c) To solicit money for polictical causes.
(d) To give honor where honor is due.

2. What did conservatives say caused the degeneration of standards that were tainting America?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) Democracy.
(d) The Federalists.

3. What form of address came into general use in the late 18th century?
(a) Mr.
(b) Sir.
(c) Goodman.
(d) Freeman.

4. What were the religious upheavals in the colonies eventually called?
(a) Religious Revolution.
(b) Puritan Petitions.
(c) Church's Decision.
(d) Great Awakening.

5. What sail maker spoke for all industrious working men in 1797?
(a) Matthew Lyon.
(b) William Drayton.
(c) George Warner.
(d) Abraham Bishop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rejected "ancient prejudices" that supported hereditary monarchy?

2. Who said, "Idolatry to Monarchs and servility of Aristocratic Pride was never so totally eradicated from so many in so short a time"?

3. Who said America was "just emerging from the rude unpolished condition of an infant country"?

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

5. What kinds of laws were proposed in colonial America to curb spending?

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