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Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 6

Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 6

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Document 6-1: Mary Jemison Is Captured by Seneca Indians during the Seven Years' War

Document 6-2: An Oration on the Second Anniversary of the Boston Massacre

Document 6-3: A Boston Shoemaker Recalls British Arrogance and the Boston Tea Party

Document 6-4: Daniel Leonard Argues for Loyalty to the British Empire

Document 6-5: Edmund Burke Urges Reconciliation with the Colonies

Question

1. What was Mary Jemison's life like after a few years among the Seneca? (See Document 6-1: Mary Jemison Is Captured by Seneca Indians during the Seven Years' War)

She married the chief of the tribe.

She was put to hard labor from the first day.

She had time to read about their culture and practices.

She became fully integrated into the community.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is d. Mary Jemison reported that she had grown accustomed to the Seneca lifestyle as a result of close ties with her new Indian friends and family.

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2. What did Joseph Warren consider particularly objectionable about British taxes? (See Document 6-2: An Oration on the Second Anniversary of the Boston Massacre)

Most of the revenue would go to the support of a new colony in India.

The tax collection would raise duties on goods in American ports.

The British taxes had to be paid in foreign currency.

The enforcement of the new taxes required military force.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is d. Warren explained that in addition to the absence of a good reason for the new taxes, the British followed the injustice of new taxes with the injustice of a military presence to enforce the new tax laws.

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3. What did the behavior and tone of British custom-house officer John Malcolm suggest to George R. T. Hewes? (See Document 6-3: A Boston Shoemaker Recalls British Arrogance and the Boston Tea Party)

British officials treated colonists like foreigners.

British officials treated colonists as social inferiors.

British officials were more American in demeanor than English.

British officials were likely to have common cause with the colonists.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is b. The rude language and unrestrained violence that John Malcolm displayed suggested to Hewes that the former considered himself of a higher social status and, indeed, above the law.

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4. How did loyalist lawyer Daniel Leonard characterize the patriots? (See Document 6-4: Daniel Leonard Argues for Loyalty to the British Empire)

As pitiful lowlifes

As disobedient and self-deceived

As men ahead of their time

As ruthless and dumb savages

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is b. Leonard stressed the investment Great Britain had made in the colonies during the French-Indian War, and his description of the patriots cast them as disobedient and ungrateful.

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5. What reason did Edmund Burke list for the American drive for liberty? (See Document 6-5: Edmund Burke Urges Reconciliation with the Colonies)

Colonists were the descendants of the rebellious underclass in Europe.

Colonial citizens were unshackled from church and faith.

Colonial slavery made freedom a matter of rank and privilege.

Colonists had suffered centuries of overbearing English bureaucracy.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. The presence of slaves in the southern colonies, Burke explained, gave colonists an appreciation for freedom as a matter of rank and privilege.

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6. How did Daniel Leonard and Edmund Burke disagree on the origins of colonial prosperity? (See Document 6-4: Daniel Leonard Argues for Loyalty to the British Empire and Document 6-5: Edmund Burke Urges Reconciliation with the Colonies)

Leonard credited slavery for colonial success, whereas Burke praised the family farm.

Burke attributed colonial success to "salutary neglect," whereas Leonard stressed the role of British rule and assistance.

Burke applauded the colonists' trade with continental Europe, whereas Leonard believed the Indian trade more crucial.

Leonard considered the English colonists' prosperity the work of English consumers, while Burke pointed to the burgeoning Chinese market.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is b. Burke attributed colonial success to "salutary neglect," whereas Leonard stressed the role of British rule and assistance.

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7. On what did Daniel Leonard and Joseph Warren disagree? (See Document 6-4: Daniel Leonard Argues for Loyalty to the British Empire and Document 6-2: An Oration on the Second Anniversary of the Boston Massacre)

The right of parliament to tax the colonists

The impact of the Boston Tea Party

The prospects of American independence

The value of English liberties

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is a. Daniel Leonard and Joseph Warren disagreed on England's right to directly impose a tax on colonists.