Question 1

At the outset of the revolt against England, colonists wanted which of the following?

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A) Complete freedom. 
B) A true democracy. 
C) A theocracy. 
D) Representation in Parliament. 
A) Complete freedom. 
B) A true democracy. 
C) A theocracy. 
D) Representation in Parliament.

Question 2

Evaluate how and in why the British government's policy undermined the loyalty of the American colonies and led to the Revolution.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 3

Term for identification: Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation was the fi

Question 4

Which of the following was the source for nineteenth-century liberalism?

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A) The Protestant Reformation. 
B) The Spanish Inquisition. 
C) The Glorious Revolution. 
D) The Enlightenment. 
E) The Counter-Reformation. 
A) The Protestant Reformation. 
B) The Spanish Inquisition. 
C) The Glorious Revolution. 
D) The Enlightenment. 
E) The Counter-Reformation.

Question 5

Because America contained no large numbers of the very poor, Americans

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A) felt more comfortable with the concept of democracy than did Europeans. 
B) reserved their special "consideration due to impoverished backgrounds" to the newest immigrants. 
C) were more comfortable with Irish radical immigrants than they would have otherwise. 
D) did not understand the French Revolution at all. 
E) wanted to forget about the social problems then facing countries across Europe. 
A) felt more comfortable with the concept of democracy than did Europeans. 
B) reserved their special "consideration due to impoverished backgrounds" to the newest immigrants. 
C) were more comfortable with Irish radical immigrants than they would have otherwise. 
D) did not understand the French Revolution at all. 
E) wanted to forget about the social problems then facing countries across Europe.

Question 6

Liberal thinking on government was derived largely from the writings of the English political scientist, ____________________, and the Frenchman, ____________________.

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John Locke

Question 7

Describe the general course of the American Revolution. What factors contributed to an American victory over such a strong empire as Britain?

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Answers would include a brief

Question 8

In the liberal perspective, the strongest branch of government should be the

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A) executive. 
B) judiciary. 
C) legislature. 
D) representative. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) executive. 
B) judiciary. 
C) legislature. 
D) representative. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 9

What impact did the success of the American Revolution have upon other countries in Europe?

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Answers would includ

Question 10

French assistance to the North American Colonies was decisive during the American Revolution, but which of the following was another major factor in overall American success?

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A) The colonial population's almost unanimous support in the colonies. 
B) The colonies received substantial financial assistance from Spain. 
C) The lack of enthusiasm for the war effort in the British Parliament. 
D) The draft of the Articles of Confederation spurring the Patriots on. 
E) The Amerindians support of the colonial effort opposing the British. 
A) The colonial population's almost unanimous support in the colonies. 
B) The colonies received substantial financial assistance from Spain. 
C) The lack of enthusiasm for the war effort in the British Parliament. 
D) The draft of the Articles of Confederation spurring the Patriots on. 
E) The Amerindians support of the colonial effort opposing the British.

Question 11

What would best describe the liberal concept of government?

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A) Representative 
B) Enlightened despotism 
C) Parliamentary 
D) Democratic 
E) Egalitarian 
A) Representative 
B) Enlightened despotism 
C) Parliamentary 
D) Democratic 
E) Egalitarian

Question 12

Explain liberalism and the role of key Enlightenment thinkers.

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Answers would include a discussion of li

Question 13

The new government established in America surprised many Europeans because it

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A) did not abolish slavery. 
B) allowed most free white men to vote. 
C) established so many laws concerning social issues. 
D) was such a conservative body. 
E) demonstrated that a large, representative government could function without a monarch. 
A) did not abolish slavery. 
B) allowed most free white men to vote. 
C) established so many laws concerning social issues. 
D) was such a conservative body. 
E) demonstrated that a large, representative government could function without a monarch.

Question 14

Which of these popular documents revealed how inflamed the colonists had become?

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A) Common Sense 
B) Poor Richard's Almanac 
C) The Navigation Acts 
D) The Articles of Confederation 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Common Sense 
B) Poor Richard's Almanac 
C) The Navigation Acts 
D) The Articles of Confederation 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 15

What is meant by the modern phrase of a "level playing field" relative to the concepts of the Eighteenth-century liberals?

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A) That all citizens should be subject to universal political participation. 
B) That everyone should have equal economic status. 
C) Equal opportunity of proving oneself in competition. 
D) The people should have total individual freedom. 
E) People deserve to have equal societal status. 
A) That all citizens should be subject to universal political participation. 
B) That everyone should have equal economic status. 
C) Equal opportunity of proving oneself in competition. 
D) The people should have total individual freedom. 
E) People deserve to have equal societal status.

Question 16

Term for identification: Navigation Acts

Accepted Answer

The Navigation Acts were a series of law

Exam 30: Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

At the outset of the revolt against England, colonists wanted which of the following?

Evaluate how and in why the British government's policy undermined the loyalty of the American colonies and led to the Revolution.

Term for identification: Articles of Confederation

Which of the following was the source for nineteenth-century liberalism?

Because America contained no large numbers of the very poor, Americans

Liberal thinking on government was derived largely from the writings of the English political scientist, ____________________, and the Frenchman, ____________________.

Describe the general course of the American Revolution. What factors contributed to an American victory over such a strong empire as Britain?

In the liberal perspective, the strongest branch of government should be the

What impact did the success of the American Revolution have upon other countries in Europe?

French assistance to the North American Colonies was decisive during the American Revolution, but which of the following was another major factor in overall American success?

What would best describe the liberal concept of government?

Explain liberalism and the role of key Enlightenment thinkers.

The new government established in America surprised many Europeans because it

Which of these popular documents revealed how inflamed the colonists had become?

What is meant by the modern phrase of a "level playing field" relative to the concepts of the Eighteenth-century liberals?

Term for identification: Navigation Acts

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