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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In colonial America, what was the ultimate means of defending one's honor?
(a) Dueling.
(b) Debating the cause before equals.
(c) Going to court.
(d) Distributing the truth in printed form.

2. What percentage of northern colonists were aristocrats?
(a) 10%.
(b) 8%.
(c) 9%.
(d) 11%.

3. Who was governor of Massachusetts during the Boston Tea Party?
(a) Thomas Hutton.
(b) Thomas Hutchins.
(c) Thomas Hutchinson.
(d) Thomas Huxtible.

4. What did Leverett Saltonstall call "the great bond of civil society"?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Individual conscience.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Freedom.

5. What percentage of 18th century colonial Americans were employed in farming?
(a) 80%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 95%.
(d) 90%.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who in colonial America had the best opportunity to become wealthy?

4. How were domestic servants treated in colonial America as compared to Europe at that same time?

5. What was the most radical change brought about by the Revolution?

(see the answer key)

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