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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened in colonial America when Connecticut tried to annex Pennsylvania?
(a) Riot.
(b) A law suit.
(c) A death.
(d) War.

2. What happened in colonial America when more and more people demanded land?
(a) Land was controlled by the government.
(b) There wasn't enough land.
(c) Land prices went up.
(d) Common people became land owners.

3. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The voters.
(c) The crown.
(d) Other officials.

4. What relationship did the British farmer have with the land he worked?
(a) He was the owner.
(b) He lent it.
(c) He borrowed it.
(d) He was a tenant.

5. How were domestic servants treated in colonial America as compared to Europe at that same time?
(a) With less free time and days off.
(b) With more kindness and compassion.
(c) With fewer accommodations and conveniences.
(d) With more brutality and humiliation.

6. Who was the most popular and powerful man in Massachusetts during the last quarter of the 18th century?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) Thomas Hutchinson.
(c) John Hancock.
(d) Henry McCulloch.

7. When did the Seven Years War take place?
(a) 1740s.
(b) 1760s.
(c) 1730s.
(d) 1750s.

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

9. Who wrote about the irreligious "Wild Woods" of the Carolina back country?
(a) Charles Masonward.
(b) Mason Woodward.
(c) Charles Woodmason.
(d) Woodward Charleston.

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

11. How did colonial gentry demonstrate virtue?
(a) By righteous behavior and virtuous living.
(b) By church attendance and charitable contributions.
(c) By supporting trade schools and farms.
(d) By consuming enough to employ the commoners.

12. How are people regarded in a hierarchical society?
(a) Individuals are socially equal.
(b) Individuals can never change class.
(c) Individuals belong to a particular class.
(d) Individuals can easily move between classes.

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

14. What did the original American colonists pride themselves as being?
(a) Fortunate with possessions and families.
(b) Righteous with values and morals.
(c) Patriots with abilties and drives.
(d) Free men with rights and liberties.

15. Historically, what kinds of men are guilty for all wars and tyrannies?
(a) Extraordinary men.
(b) Educated men.
(c) Politically powerful men.
(d) Egotistical men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Originally in colonial America, how were gentlemen to treat inferiors and subordinates?

2. What were the religious upheavals in the colonies eventually called?

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

4. What supported the colonial southern plantations that made networks of influence unnecessary?

5. During the war against France, what did farmers buy after they sold their surplus to the British troops?

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