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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 America was "just emerging from the rude unpolished condition of an infant country"?
(a) Jonathan Mayhew.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) William Livingston.
(d) George Washington.

2. What characteristic separated patricians from plebeians?
(a) Income.
(b) Education.
(c) Physical labor.
(d) Birth status.

3. In colonial America, what was absent between centralized and local authorities?
(a) Stability.
(b) Cooperation.
(c) Agreement.
(d) Harmony.

4. The "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation" was a key document for which man?
(a) William Livingston.
(b) Jonathan Mayhew.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Joseph Addison.

5. How much land did the British victory over France in 1759-1763 open for speculation or settlement?
(a) 400 million acres.
(b) 600 million acres.
(c) 700 million acres.
(d) 500 million acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Adams consider to be the main mark of a gentleman?

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

3. Who argued that Britain was an unnatural parent?

4. What did conservatives say caused the degeneration of standards that were tainting America?

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

(see the answer key)

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