Question 1

In Europe, American liberal innovations had the most impact in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

France

Question 2

The American colonies are best described as which of the following at the start of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) United 
B) Divided 
C) Apathetic 
D) Conservative 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) United 
B) Divided 
C) Apathetic 
D) Conservative 
E) None of the options are correct. B

Question 3

____________________, by Thomas Paine was considered radical but immensely popular.

Accepted Answer

Common Sense

Question 4

Which was not truly an 18th century liberal ideal?

Accepted Answer

A) Equality before the law. 
B) Representative government for everyone. 
C) Freedom of the press. 
D) Freedom of assembly. 
E) Liberty of conscience. 
A) Equality before the law. 
B) Representative government for everyone. 
C) Freedom of the press. 
D) Freedom of assembly. 
E) Liberty of conscience.

Question 5

The British government responded to the Boston Tea Party by

Accepted Answer

A) opening negotiations. 
B) closing Boston Harbor. 
C) attacking Americans at Lexington. 
D) passing the Navigation Acts. 
E) arresting all those involved. 
A) opening negotiations. 
B) closing Boston Harbor. 
C) attacking Americans at Lexington. 
D) passing the Navigation Acts. 
E) arresting all those involved.

Question 6

What was the the real American Revolution that manifested itself over time only by degrees after 1783?

Accepted Answer

A) The military victory by the colonies which gave them their independence from Britain. 
B) The eventual ratification of the Bill of Rights and the follow-on amendments. 
C) The establishment of a republican form of representative government without a monarch. 
D) The establishment of American sovereignty after the Peace of Paris. 
E) The revocation of the Articles of Confederation and the ratification of the Constitution. 
A) The military victory by the colonies which gave them their independence from Britain. 
B) The eventual ratification of the Bill of Rights and the follow-on amendments. 
C) The establishment of a republican form of representative government without a monarch. 
D) The establishment of American sovereignty after the Peace of Paris. 
E) The revocation of the Articles of Confederation and the ratification of the Constitution.

Question 7

Term for identification: liberalism

Accepted Answer

Liberalism is a political and moral phil

Question 8

Most white male citizens in the US

Accepted Answer

A) could vote. 
B) could hold office. 
C) had no economic restrictions based on birth. 
D) were equal before the law. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) could vote. 
B) could hold office. 
C) had no economic restrictions based on birth. 
D) were equal before the law. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 9

Term for identification: Alliance of 1778

Accepted Answer

The Alliance of 1778 refers to the Treat

Question 10

The support that the British army had from their Parliament for the American war can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) enthusiastic. 
B) whole-hearted. 
C) lacking fervor. 
D) fanatical. 
E) purely economic. 
A) enthusiastic. 
B) whole-hearted. 
C) lacking fervor. 
D) fanatical. 
E) purely economic.

Question 11

Regarding the issue of slavery, Americans

Accepted Answer

A) left the institution untouched. 
B) openly condemned it, but only abolished it in the south. 
C) encouraged individual Americans to free their own slaves. 
D) passed legislation to end slavery in a 20 year time frame. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) left the institution untouched. 
B) openly condemned it, but only abolished it in the south. 
C) encouraged individual Americans to free their own slaves. 
D) passed legislation to end slavery in a 20 year time frame. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 12

Discuss the social issues surrounding the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 13

Which of these was true of the American colonies in 1775?

Accepted Answer

A) Overall, their taxes were above average. 
B) Per capita income was higher than in any European country. 
C) The Hanovers kept a tight rein on the American colonists, but liberal ideas made that harder to do. 
D) The colonists had offered to put together their own standing army so that Britain would not have to bear that cost, but they had been rebuked. 
E) About one million free colonists lived in America by that time. 
A) Overall, their taxes were above average. 
B) Per capita income was higher than in any European country. 
C) The Hanovers kept a tight rein on the American colonists, but liberal ideas made that harder to do. 
D) The colonists had offered to put together their own standing army so that Britain would not have to bear that cost, but they had been rebuked. 
E) About one million free colonists lived in America by that time.

Question 14

The primary medium for political propaganda in the colonies were

Accepted Answer

A) petitions. 
B) cartoons. 
C) music. 
D) paintings. 
E) poetry. 
A) petitions. 
B) cartoons. 
C) music. 
D) paintings. 
E) poetry.

Question 15

Term for identification: George III

Accepted Answer

George III was the King of Great Britain

Question 16

The American Revolution had the most direct impact on the citizens of

Accepted Answer

A) England. 
B) Scotland. 
C) Germany. 
D) Spain. 
E) France. 
A) England. 
B) Scotland. 
C) Germany. 
D) Spain. 
E) France.

Question 17

La Grande Armee , Napoleon's magnificent war machine that had helped conquer most of Europe, was defeated in 1813 at Leipzig by a combined army of Russian, Prussian and Austrian forces in the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Battle of

Question 18

According to the text, who were the leaders of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Farmers. 
B) The middle class. 
C) Radical revolutionaries. 
D) The wealthy. 
E) Recent immigrants. 
A) Farmers. 
B) The middle class. 
C) Radical revolutionaries. 
D) The wealthy. 
E) Recent immigrants.

Question 19

Liberals of the 18th century generally believed that ____________________ was the best cure for society's problems.

Accepted Answer

Question 20

The major protest in the colonies in 1765 was generated by the

Accepted Answer

A) Stamp Act. 
B) Navigation Acts. 
C) Declaratory Acts. 
D) Townshend Acts. 
E) Quartering Act. 
A) Stamp Act. 
B) Navigation Acts. 
C) Declaratory Acts. 
D) Townshend Acts. 
E) Quartering Act.

Exam 30: Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

In Europe, American liberal innovations had the most impact in ____________________.

The American colonies are best described as which of the following at the start of the American Revolution?

____________________, by Thomas Paine was considered radical but immensely popular.

Which was not truly an 18th century liberal ideal?

The British government responded to the Boston Tea Party by

What was the the real American Revolution that manifested itself over time only by degrees after 1783?

Term for identification: liberalism

Most white male citizens in the US

Term for identification: Alliance of 1778

The support that the British army had from their Parliament for the American war can best be described as

Regarding the issue of slavery, Americans

Discuss the social issues surrounding the American Revolution.

Which of these was true of the American colonies in 1775?

The primary medium for political propaganda in the colonies were

Term for identification: George III

The American Revolution had the most direct impact on the citizens of

La Grande Armee , Napoleon's magnificent war machine that had helped conquer most of Europe, was defeated in 1813 at Leipzig by a combined army of Russian, Prussian and Austrian forces in the ____________________.

According to the text, who were the leaders of the American Revolution?

Liberals of the 18th century generally believed that ____________________ was the best cure for society's problems.

The major protest in the colonies in 1765 was generated by the

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