Question 1

Which factor most contributed to the cretaion of the documents in this list?

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The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

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The economic system of mercantilism

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The doctrine of the Church of England

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The opportunity for trade with American Indians

Question 2

Which statment explains the significance of this colonial institution?

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The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

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The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful.

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Colonists used the assembly to override the decisions of the royal governor.

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The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia

Question 3

The factors listed above contributed most to the-

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growth of representative government in the British colonies

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creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

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expansion of British trade in the Americas

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election of British colonists to Parliament

Question 4

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as "salutary neglect." Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

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The colonies discovered a strong tradition of self-government

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Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.

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Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies

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The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense

Question 5

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

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Established their own representative institutions

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Created a general council to manage the colonies

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Experienced strict control by Parliament

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Appointed governors who reported to the King

Question 6

The diagram shows a sequence of events in colonial history. Why is this sequence of events important?

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Colonists established the tradition of self-government

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Colonists declared independence from English rule

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Colonists defended the concept of unalienable rights

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Colonists created a legislature with two houses

Question 7

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

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It helped to establish the tradition of self-government

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It outlined a plan for independence from British rule

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It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws

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It established the concept of unalienable rights

Question 8

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

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it established a form of self-government based on a social contract

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it limited the power of future colonial governments

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it guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

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it weakened the influence of religion in government

Question 9

Which statement best completes this diagram?

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The Puritains developed a form of representative self-government.

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The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor

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The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts

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The Puritans allowed women to participate in government

Question 10

Which of the following best completes the sentence?

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extended voting rights beyond church members

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limited property ownership to church members

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asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

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restricted trade with neighboring colonies

Question 11

Thomas Hooker's Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is important in U.S. political history because it was an early colonial document that-

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provided for the election of representatives

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outlawed protective tariffs

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extended suffrage to women

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proposed the creation of an independent country

Question 12

Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?

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An elected legislature

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checks and balances

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separation of powers

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direct democracy

Question 13

Settlers in Maryland struggled to resolve various disputes in the early days of the colony. The Maryland Assembly resolved many of these disputes in 1649 by passing a law that-

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allowed all Christians to worship freely

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allowed men without property to vote in elections

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extended citizenship to all American Indians

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granted farmland to former indentured servants

Question 14

This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to-

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the establishment of the principle of religious freedom

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the creation of a national system of checks and balances

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the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution

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the formation of a government controlled by religious officials

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