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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What spending trend in colonial America did social conservatives condemn?
(a) Foolish spending.
(b) Recreational spending.
(c) Speculative spending.
(d) Emulation spending.

2. Who wrote the "Spirit of Laws" in 1748?
(a) Montesquieu.
(b) Cicero.
(c) Hume.
(d) Franklin.

3. What was the primary nationality of the American colonists?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) Europeans.
(d) Scottish.

4. How did the grandest colonial American estates compare to traditional British estates?
(a) They were worth more.
(b) They were about the same size.
(c) They were much smaller.
(d) There were much larger.

5. After retiring, what does Ben Franklin do that later embarrasses him?
(a) Commission a uniform.
(b) Commission a special gun.
(c) Commission a house.
(d) Commission a portrait.

Short Answer Questions

1. In colonial America, what was commonly manufactured in enormous quantities by the farming population?

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

3. What did Republicans hold as extremely important?

4. What was it called when Ben Franklin appointed his friends and family to official positions after he became Deputy Postmaster General of North America?

5. What were those who opposed the Anglican church called?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did colonial inland trade change after 1745?

2. What was the difference between morality under a republic rather than a monarchy?

3. Give examples of the patronage Ben Franklin practiced when he became Deputy Postmaster General of North America.

4. How was mid-18th century colonial America a traditional society?

5. In times of war, how were aristocratic soldiers treated differently than common soldiers?

6. How had the definition of aristocracy in colonial America changed by the 18th century?

7. What happened in literature following Britain's Glorious Revolution of 1688?

8. In colonial America, what was the purpose of the pillory or whipping post?

9. What characterized colonial American tenantry?

10. How did wealthy commoners in the colonies try to gain status as gentlemen?

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