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Quiz for Defining Liberty, Defining America

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. What was entirely new about Benjamin Franklin’s Albany Plan (see Document 5.11)?

The Plan proposed to overthrow the King.

The Plan challenged the authority of the King.

The Plan sought to elect a President of the colonies.

The Plan attempted to establish a cross-colony governing body.

Correct: The answer is d. Franklin’s Albany Plan proposed the establishment of a governing body which would bring the colonies together with a representative governing body and would make decisions in matters that affected the colonies as a whole.

Incorrect: The answer is d. Franklin’s Albany Plan proposed the establishment of a governing body which would bring the colonies together with a representative governing body and would make decisions in matters that affected the colonies as a whole.

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2. What item did the 300 Bostonian women choose to boycott in 1770 (see Document 5.12)?

Cloth

Tea

Newspapers

British stores

Correct: The answer is b. The women pledged to deprive themselves of tea except in cases of illness.

Incorrect: The answer is b. The women pledged to deprive themselves of tea except in cases of illness.

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3. How did Revolutionary rhetoric influence women and slaves in Massachusetts (see Document 5.12 and Document 5.13)?

Women and slaves chose to boycott British-made goods.

Women and slaves sought to empower themselves in this era of liberty.

Women and slaves were in competition for equality to white men.

Women and slaves were more loyal to the British Crown than their white, male counterparts.

Correct: The answer is b. With the growing discourse of freedom and liberty, women and slaves sought to strengthen their positions as citizens who should have access to liberty.

Incorrect: The answer is b. With the growing discourse of freedom and liberty, women and slaves sought to strengthen their positions as citizens who should have access to liberty.

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4. In the Committees of Correspondence letter (Document 5.14), one writer chose to capitalize certain words. What does the writer seem to want to convey?

Loyalty to the British Crown

Deep tensions among the colonies

Anger toward the British Crown

Pride of committee members in publishing their names along with their letters

Correct: The answer is c. Based on the tone of the letters and the capitalized words, anger toward the Crown is palpable throughout much of the committee’s correspondence.

Incorrect: The answer is c. Based on the tone of the letters and the capitalized words, anger toward the Crown is palpable throughout much of the committee’s correspondence.

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5. What conclusion does J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur (Document 5.15) draw about the American character?

He argues that Americans are wealth- and class-oriented, which is proven by their use of slavery.

He believes that Americans have benefited from all of the European cultures but are blind to the brutality of slavery.

He asserts that Americans do not deserve independence because the colonies are too young to rule themselves.

He writes that farmers are the backbone of the colonies and that slavery is a necessary evil.

Correct: The answer is b. St. John de Crevecoeur concludes that the mixing of European cultures in the colonies is an asset to the American character but detests the brutality of slavery in such a cultured civilization.

Incorrect: The answer is b. St. John de Crevecoeur concludes that the mixing of European cultures in the colonies is an asset to the American character but detests the brutality of slavery in such a cultured civilization.