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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. Who wrote the book "The Idle Man"?
(a) Samuel Morse.
(b) Richard Henry Dana.
(c) James Kent.
(d) David Dudley.

2. How could a colonial adolescent master a particular skill or learn a discipline?
(a) Learn from parents.
(b) Learn from a sibling.
(c) Be indentured or go to school.
(d) Be privately tutored.

3. Who resigned from Congress in 1778 because he did not feel he could be a good Congressman because of necessity he was also compelled to practice law?
(a) James Iredell.
(b) Thomas Stone.
(c) David Hume.
(d) John Jebb.

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

5. What was critical to the success of colonial American office holders?
(a) Social respectability.
(b) Personal accountability.
(c) Freedom from debt.
(d) Stable family life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the population of America in 1810?

2. What contributed to America's economic troubles in the 1780s?

3. How was the Anglican church part of politics in Britain?

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

5. In 1800, what percent of the American labor force was in farming?

(see the answer key)

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