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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 wrote the book "The Idle Man"?
2. Who said America, "hath a blank sheet to write upon"?
3. Who believed that each individual was responsible for his or her eternal salvation or damnation?
4. How many Boston merchants were named in the Massachusetts Banishment Act of 1778?
5. Who said America was "just emerging from the rude unpolished condition of an infant country"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the opinion of a traditional gentleman's assumption of leisure change towards the end of the 18th century?
2. According to John Toland, what is the difference between a man who is free and one who is dependent?
3. After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, why did the revolutionary leaders almost immediately begin to doubt that their hope of a utopian America would be realized?
4. What influence did George Washington exert at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787?
5. Towards the end of the 18th century and beginning of the 19th century, what was the result of Americans believing that every man was his own moral agent who was his own master in all respects and could dispose himself as he wished?
6. Why was it impossible for Christianity to be the one means of unifying America at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries?
7. What did the American westward movement of the early 19th century do to traditional forms of social organization?
8. What did individual independence mean to revolutionaries?
9. What does this quote mean? "Idolatry to Monarchs, and servility to Aristocratic Pride was never so totally eradicated from so many in so short a time."
10. How did early Americans' views of the government change after the Revolution?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After the Revolution, many believed that Americans' morals were being polluted and their liberties already eroding. Blame was placed on the influence of the French Revolution. Explain why the French Revolution was blamed and specifically how they influenced and affected American society. Give your opinion of the accusations, and the reasons for your opinions.
Essay Topic 2
At the beginning of the 19th century, what massive economic changes took place that affected the mind and character of Americans? Include technology, transportation, and commerce in your explanation.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the monarchical power in England's government with its power in the colonial government before the revolution.
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