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Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 7

Quiz for Reading the American Past, Chapter 7

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Document 7-1: Thomas Paine Makes the Case for Independence

Document 7-2: Letters of John and Abigail Adams

Document 7-3: J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Describes the Distresses of a Frontier Farmer during the Revolution

Document 7-4: Boston King Seeks Freedom by Running Away to the British Army

Document 7-5: Joseph Brant Appeals to British Allies to Keep Promises

Question

1. What metaphor did Thomas Paine reject for the relationship between the American colonies and England? (See Document 7-1: Thomas Paine Makes the Case for Independence)

A brother-sister relationship

A planetary system

The relationship between a man and a woman

The relationship between a parent and a child

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is d. Paine rejected the notion that Britain was the parent country to the colonies, arguing that this would have made for bad parenting and that, in fact, "Europe is the parent country of America."

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2. Why did John Adams respond to Abigail Adams's request for women's rights by saying men's rule was "little more than Theory"? (See Document 7-2: Letters of John and Abigail Adams)

The King still ruled over men.

Men remained bound by laws.

Men were confined by circumstance.

At the end of the day, men were ruled by women.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is d. John Adams claimed that male dominance was theory only since men remained "subject to the Despotism of the Peticoat."

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3. What did J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur suggest would have been the direction of the colonies' elites if they found themselves in his shoes on the western frontier? (See Document 7-3: J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Describes the Distresses of a Frontier Farmer during the Revolution)

The elite would have foolishly picked a side and perished in the war.

The elite would have sided with the British for the obvious material advantages.

Men of the colonial elite would not have acted any differently than him in this situation.

Men of the colonial elite would have been unable to cope with his lot and would have abandoned their duties.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur argued that members of the colonial elite, if faced with the same circumstances, also would have been reduced to "miserable victims."

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4. When did Boston King first "feel the happiness" of liberty in his life? (See Document 7-4: Boston King Seeks Freedom by Running Away to the British Army)

When his owner demanded a more lenient treatment from his overseer

When patriots rescued him from British captivity

When he surrendered to the English in Charleston

When he arrived in Nova Scotia after the war

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. Boston King wrote that he first felt the happiness of liberty when he surrendered himself to the English in Charleston, South Carolina.

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5. According to Joseph Brant, what promises to the Mohawks had the British failed to keep? (See Document 7-5: Joseph Brant Appeals to British Allies to Keep Promises)

They promised Joseph Brant and his tribe religious freedom but forced Christianity onto them.

They guaranteed a delivery of muskets that never arrived.

They promised they would settle land disputes in New York and on the Susquehanna.

They assured Joseph Brant that his Mohawk tribe would remain shielded from the war.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is c. Brant details in his letter that the British had promised the settlement of land disputes, which never came to pass.

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6. What idea did Boston King and Abigail Adams hold in common? (See Document 7-4: Boston King Seeks Freedom by Running Away to the British Army and Document 7-2: Letters of John and Abigail Adams)

Liberty had to be expanded beyond the small class of propertied, white men.

John Adams was a strict but fair master.

The revolution had gone too far in turning over established social relations.

Victory on the western front depended entirely on Native American support.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is a. Both Abigail Adams and Boston King believed that freedom had to extend beyond the small group of propertied, white men to women and African Americans.

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7. What idea did J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur and Abigail Adams hold in common? (See Document 7-3: J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Describes the Distresses of a Frontier Farmer during the Revolution and Document 7-2: Letters of John and Abigail Adams)

Both believed that the revolution had also brought about lawlessness.

Both worked hard for the rights of social outsiders such as women and slaves.

Both wished quietly for the triumph of the British army.

Both were committed to giving their lives for the revolution.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is The answer is a. Both Abigail Adams and J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur thought that the revolution had brought about dangerous lawlessness.