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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In colonial America, which pairs of words were "opposites and irreconcilable"?
(a) Freedom and dependency.
(b) Tenant and dependency.
(c) Freedom and religion.
(d) Indentured and dependency.

2. How did Baltimore, Norfolk, and Alexandria benefit from increased colonial marketing?
(a) More money is spent in them.
(b) They became destinations for immigrants.
(c) They attracted more lucrative businesses.
(d) They became booming ports.

3. How did the grandest colonial American estates compare to traditional British estates?
(a) There were much larger.
(b) They were worth more.
(c) They were about the same size.
(d) They were much smaller.

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

5. What is one way republicans are different from monarchists?
(a) More subject to revolution.
(b) More subject to corruption.
(c) Less subject to corruption.
(d) Less subject to revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. In colonial America, why did officer holders receive honors and titles?

2. In colonial America, how did parents view their power as parents?

3. When meeting someone new in colonial America, what was required for confidence in dealing with that person?

4. What spending trend in colonial America did social conservatives condemn?

5. When first offered, why did Ben Franklin say he would not accept the military rank of colonel?

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