Gov Lesson 4 Questions

Why did the various religious groups in the earliest days of British settlement insist on freedom of religion?

Because different faiths coexisted in the colonies.

Under Mercantilism, which of the following was not true about the policies of England?

England allowed Spain to trade with the colonies

What informal agreement emerged between England and the colonists as a result of the England's difficulty to control both trade and taxation?

England allowed colonists the right to levy their own taxes

Which of the following actions were stepping stones to the Revolution?

England levied new taxes on the colonists and the British navy arrested smugglers

What did England do to alleviate the cost of the French and Indian War as a test to the agreement with the colonists?

England levied new taxes on the colonists to help pay for the war.

The _____, written in 1688, guaranteed free elections and rights for citizens accused of crime.

English Bill of Rights

Both the colonial legislature and the governor are appointed by the king.

False

In 1618, the first colonial legislature called the Virginia House of Burgesses was established.

False

The Pilgrims drafted the "Mayflower Compact" in addition to the official charter of governance in an effort to create laws to rule themselves.

False

The colonies started practicing limited forms of self-government after the British left in 1776.

False

The first Pilgrims of the "Mayflower" landed in Virginia in 1620.

False

How did sea travel change European nations in the 17th century?

It expanded the horizons of many European nations and created prosperity and the conditions for Enlightenment.

Described people as incapable of ruling themselves, primarily because humans are naturally self-centered and quarrelsome and need the iron fist of a strong leader.

Levithian

The _____, written in 1215, established the belief that the monarch's rule was not absolute and provided the basis for the later development of parliament.

Magna Carta

Suggested a separation of powers into branches of government

Montesquieu

Which of these groups was not a part of those Europeans who ventured to the American colonies for religious freedom?

Mormons in Utah

The _____ extended the rights of "commoners" to have a voice in the government.

Petition of Right

Scholars who promoted democracy and justice through discussions of individual liberty and equality

Philosophes

Over the years, representative government led by a _____ came to control and eventually replace the king as the real source of power in Britain.

Prime Minister

Spread the new ideas relatively quickly and easily

Printing Press

Encouraged free thinkers to question the practices of the Catholic Church

Protestant Reformation

Why did the American colonies call for a new government after 150 years of British rule?

The American Revolution and the domestic instability that followed prompted a call for a new type of government with a constitution to guarantee liberty.

What was NOT one of the reasons as to why the democratic experiment of self-rule was not a sudden change brought about by the Declaration of Independence.

The American colonists learned self-government from the French and Indians.

Englishman who wrote the famous book, "Leviathan".

Thomas Hobbes

Due to the great distance separating England and the American colonies, the colonists began to develop skills to govern themselves, and colonial merchants learned to operate their businesses outside British law.

True

Each of the thirteen royal colonies were ruled directly by the king through charters or written agreement between the colony and the King of England.

True

The Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts set a powerful precedent of making their own rules that later reflected itself in the town meetings that were held across colonial New England.

True

Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison, and others took the brave steps of creating a government based on the Enlightenment values of _____.

liberty, equality, and a new form of justice

Where did this democratic tradition truly begin?

the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome, the Protestant Reformation, and the Enlightenment of the 17th century