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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. Who said, "We see with other eyes; we hear with other ears"?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Lord Chesterfield.
(d) Thomas Paine.

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

3. Who spoke for and was responsible for servants, slaves, and tenants?
(a) The colonial government.
(b) No one was responsible for them.
(c) The head of the household.
(d) They were responsible for themselves.

4. What percent of colonial Americans were loyalists?
(a) 15%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 5%.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From which business did Ben Franklin eventually retire?

3. By 1800, what percent of the Philadelphia labor force were indentured servants?

4. Who strove to undermine the gentry's distinctiveness and privileges by emphasizing their similarity to common people?

5. What relationship did the American farmer have with the land he worked?

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