Lesson 4 section 3: Rights of Colonists

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What was the Magna Carta?

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A charter

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What did the Magna Carta establish?

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The limitation of the monarch's power

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What was the Glorious Revolution?

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A change in power in England without bloodshed

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What did the English Bill of Rights establish? Options: The king's right to impose taxes, The power of Parliament to make laws, The establishment of colonies, The right to bear arms

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The power of Parliament to make laws

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What could be a punishment for very serious crimes in the colonies? A fine, A trial by jury, Public humiliation, Death

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Death

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What were Puritans in New England known to add to the list of crimes punishable by death? Options: Theft, Drunkenness, Forgery

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Denying the true God

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What were blue laws?

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Sunday laws

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What led to the Salem witch trials? Options: Girls acting strangely in church, A law, A dispute over land, A book

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Girls acting strangely in church

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Who was forced off the throne during the Glorious Revolution?

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King James II

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What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

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To grant rights to the people and Parliament