13 Colonies Government

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This document written in 1215, established rights and the idea that government should be limited?

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Magna Carta, The Magna Carta

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Governments in the colonies were influenced and sometimes controlled by this country? Options: England, Great Britain, The United Kingdom

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England, Great Britain, The United Kingdom

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England had a partially elected legislature who made laws for the people making it this type of democracy?

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A Representative Democracy

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Virginia had an elected assembly / legislature known as? Options: House of Burgesses, The House of Burgesses, the House of Burgesses

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House of Burgesses, The House of Burgesses, the House of Burgesses

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Colonial courts used previous English court decisions to decide cases in a system called?

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English Common Law

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Which of the following is NOT one of the types of colonies and colonial governments? Proprietary, Charter, Royal, Provencial

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Provencial

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Which of the following is NOT a reason for the tensions that rose between governors and the colonial legislatures?

• The King appointed the governor and expected him to act in his best interests.
• Colonial legislatures were the bodies that determined the pay for the governor.
• Colonial legislatures expected the governor to make decisions in the colonial best interest.
• The colonial legislatures appointed the governor but the King paid them and there could be a conflict of interest.

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The colonial legislatures appointed the governor but the King paid them and there could be a conflict of interest.

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The document signed in 1689 further reduced the powers of the king or queen, established more rights, and reinforced the concept of consent before taxation.

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The English Bill of Rights

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The Pilgrims signed this document establishing the principles of self-government and a social contract?

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The Mayflower Compact

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This period and movement spread ideas for better governments throughout Europe and eventually the U.S.? (It is a proper noun.)

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The Enlightenment