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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?

2. Where was Ben Franklin quartered when he sailed to England in 1724?

3. What percentage of 18th century colonial Americans were employed in farming?

4. What characteristic separated patricians from plebeians?

5. Historically, what do good Englishmen do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did colonial inland trade change after 1745?

3. How was individual governmental service defined under the monarchy?

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

5. How was the term 'gentleman' redefined in the 16th century?

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

7. How was republicanism defined at the time of the American Revolution?

8. In colonial America, what was an entailed estate?

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

10. What were the distinctions between colonial American aristocracy and British aristocracy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What considerations and decisions by others and George Washington, himself, led to Washington's nomination to be President?

Essay Topic 2

By the early 19th century, how were the productive classes, those people working in a useful occupation, looked upon? How was the definition of work changed from the beginning of the 18th century? What virtue did work now imply?

Essay Topic 3

Samuel Blodget taught that common economic interest was the best adhesive a society could have. Explain Blodget's four 'social ties' and how they related to 19th century American economy.

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