12 Score for this quiz: 97 out of 100 Question 1 2 / 2 pts Other than rice, what was South Carolina’s most significant export in the early eighteenth century? tobacco Correct! Indigo CORRECT cotton corn slaves Question 2 2 / 2 pts By the eighteenth century, the leading slave-trading nation had become Correct! England. CORRECT Spain. Portugal. France. Holland. Question 3 2 / 2 pts What aspect of the New England economy grew most dramatically in the eighteenth century? textile manufacturing the fur trade farming education Correct! the maritime economy CORRECT Question 4 2 / 2 pts How did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense transform American thinking about politics? It was the first publication to propose independence from Britain. Correct! It denounced monarchy as being incompatible with liberty. CORRECT It explained that independence could be achieved without war. It argued that constitutional monarchy is the best system of government. It laid out a framework for the constitution of the newly independent states. Question 5 2 / 2 pts Why did the British shift their attention to the South in the latter years of the American Revolution? Their naval power could easily overwhelm the ports and cities of the South. They believed the contributions of escaped slaves would tip the balance in their favor. The geography of the South was better suited to their style of warfare. They had already defeated the colonies of the North and secured their positions there. Correct! There were more Loyalists in the South. CORRECT Question 6 2 / 2 pts What was the effect of King George III’s rejection of the “Olive Branch” petition sent by the First Continental Congress? George III effectively repudiated the British Constitution. The Continental Congress declared war on the British government. British troops were given the authority to arrest any Patriots and seize their property. Correct! Those who supported independence no longer believed reconciliation was possible. CORRECT Great numbers of Loyalists decided to take up the cause of the Patriots instead. Question 7 2 / 2 pts How might the Whig theory of virtual representation have contributed to the tensions leading to the American Revolution? The British hoped to impose a similar system of representation on the colonial assemblies. The colonists did not understand the workings of Parliament. The British placed more faith than the colonists did in the power of the crown. Correct! The British did not comprehend the colonists’ view that they were not represented in Parliament. CORRECT The colonists believed that Parliament could represent their interests but the king could not. Question 8 2 / 2 pts Why did Americans of the revolutionary generation look to the Roman Republic as a model? It represented imperial power. Correct! It represented the ideal of republic virtue. CORRECT It represented the mythical past. It represented the separation of chur.