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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. During the war against France, what did farmers buy after they sold their surplus to the British troops?
(a) Needed equipment.
(b) Luxury goods.
(c) More land.
(d) Necessities.

2. From which business did Ben Franklin eventually retire?
(a) Bookbinding.
(b) Banking.
(c) Store owner.
(d) Printing.

3. What was Philadelphia's approximate population in 1760?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 20,000.

4. How could a person be mobile in colonial society?
(a) By earning money and buying status for the new rank.
(b) By demonstrating and possessing qualifications for new rank.
(c) By marrying into a higher social rank.
(d) By replacing someone of a higher rank.

5. How was the Anglican church part of politics in Britain?
(a) It held a political position.
(b) It was an arm of the crown.
(c) It persecuted different religions.
(d) It was separate from the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic of their heritage did colonial Americans in New England cling to?

2. In colonial America, what was a self-made man called?

3. What was critical to the success of colonial American office holders?

4. Who was the head of a colonial household?

5. What did the colonial American courts treat more seriously than violent acts?

(see the answer key)

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