section 1 colonial period

In the colonial era, developments such as the new england town meetings and the establishment of the virginial house of burgesses reprsented

steps in the growth of representative democracy

13. According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental purpose of government is to

1. protect people's natural rights

The system shown in the diagram was developed under the Articles of Confederation in order to

2. provide an orderly system of development for the Northwest Territory

. I challenge the warmest advocate [supporter] for reconciliation, to shew [show], a single advantage that this continent can reap [gain], by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived [acquired]. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will. . . . — Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 This speaker is most likely opposed to

1. mercantilism

Virginia House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies because it

1. provided an example of a representative form of government

Which statement is most accurate about the movement for independence in the thirteen colonies?

2. Protests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence.

Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents

2. a clear step toward self-government

. During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it

2. convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence

major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British

3. deprived Americans of their natural rights

The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it

3. placed restrictions on trading

Which conclusion about the American Revolutionary War is most clearly supported by information in this chart?

4. The thirteen colonies had few, but important advantages in the war with England.

Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown.

"The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures." -Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765 What is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from this quotation?

only the colonists elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes

according to the declaration of independence the people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government

violates natural rights