quiz
During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it
convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence
In its economic relationship with its North American colonies, Great Britain followed the principles of 18th-century mercantilism by
limiting the colonies' trade with other nations
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
steps in the growth of representative democracy
A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British
deprived Americans of their natural rights
The Virginia House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies because it
provided an example of a representative form of government
The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents
a clear step toward self-governmen
The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to
avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians
According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental purpose of government is to
protect people's natural rights
The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it
placed restrictions on trading
According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government
violates natural rights