Question 1

A "level playing field," in liberal terms refers to

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A)  universal political participation. 
B)  equal economic status. 
C)  equal opportunity of proving oneself. 
D)  total individual freedom. 
E)  equal societal status. 
A)  universal political participation. 
B)  equal economic status. 
C)  equal opportunity of proving oneself. 
D)  total individual freedom. 
E)  equal societal status.

Question 2

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

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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 3

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

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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.

Question 4

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

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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.

Question 5

Nineteenth century liberalism emerged as a result of

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

Question 6

The British government responded to the Boston Tea Party by

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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 7

Most white male citizens in the US

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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 8

Under the ____________________,France agreed to help the Americans with both monetary aid and manpower.

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The answer of Under the ____________________,France agreed to help the...

Question 9

The British government needed additional revenue after 1763 because of which of the following?

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A)  European warfare. 
B)  Multiple natural disasters. 
C)  English colonial experiments in Africa. 
D)  English colonial experiments in Asia. 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  European warfare. 
B)  Multiple natural disasters. 
C)  English colonial experiments in Africa. 
D)  English colonial experiments in Asia. 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 10

The ____________________ demanded use of British ships by the colonies for commerce.

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The answer of The ____________________ demanded use of British ships...

Question 11

According to the text,the American Revolution was led by

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A)  farmers. 
B)  the middle class. 
C)  radical revolutionaries. 
D)  the wealthy. 
E)  recent arrivals. 
A)  farmers. 
B)  the middle class. 
C)  radical revolutionaries. 
D)  the wealthy. 
E)  recent arrivals.

Question 12

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

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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 13

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

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The answer of ____________________,by Thomas Paine was considered radical but...

Question 14

The men who framed America's current Constitution believed in ____________________,but not equality before the law.

Accepted Answer

freedom of

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Europe,American liberal innovations had the most...

Question 16

Which was not truly an 18?? century liberal ideal?

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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 17

Regarding the issue of slavery,Americans

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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 18

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

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 30: Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

A "level playing field," in liberal terms refers to

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

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

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

Nineteenth century liberalism emerged as a result of

The British government responded to the Boston Tea Party by

Most white male citizens in the US

Under the ____________________,France agreed to help the Americans with both monetary aid and manpower.

The British government needed additional revenue after 1763 because of which of the following?

The ____________________ demanded use of British ships by the colonies for commerce.

According to the text,the American Revolution was led by

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

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

The men who framed America's current Constitution believed in ____________________,but not equality before the law.

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

Which was not truly an 18?? century liberal ideal?

Regarding the issue of slavery,Americans

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

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

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

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