Exit Ticket Ch 2

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Which basic notion held that the people should have a voice in determining what their government can and cannot do? Options: colonial government, limited government, ordered government, representative government

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representative government

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Which event from English history between 1628 and 1690 most directly influenced later American political ideas and traditions? Options: Parliament acted to limit the power of the monarch and guarantee certain rights to the people., King John waged many wars and imposed heavy taxes on the English people., Charles I called Parliament into session to request more money in taxes., Parliament offered the crown to William and Mary of Orange after searching for a suitable ruler.

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Parliament acted to limit the power of the monarch and guarantee certain rights to the people.

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The concept of limited government holds that

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government power should be restricted so as not to violate basic human rights.

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In what way were rights shifted in the Petition of Rights?

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the King could no longer tax the people without common consent of Parliament

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Which of the following helped lead to growing self-government in the colonies? Options: The colonists no longer wished to be British citizens., The colonists depended on Great Britain for their defense., England was far away and travel and communication were slow., England had recently defeated France in the French and Indian War.

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England was far away and travel and communication were slow.

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Which statement BEST describes the reason for growing tensions between Great Britain and the colonies in the years after King George III took the throne? Options: The colonists were continually attacked by the French and their Native American allies., Parliament raised taxes and restricted trade without consulting colonial legislatures., The British condemned the Albany Plan of 1754., Colonial legislatures had to pay royal governors.

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Parliament raised taxes and restricted trade without consulting colonial legislatures.

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Many of the colonists believed that people have the right to resist an unfair, or illegitimate, government. Which of the following actions BEST reflects this belief? Options: the formation of the New England Confederation and the British Board of Trade, the rejection of Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan by the colonies and the Crown, the passage of the Stamp Act and its later repeal, the Boston Tea Party protest against British policies

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the Boston Tea Party protest against British policies

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What was significant about the Stamp Act Congress?

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It was the first time that several colonies met to oppose British policies.

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Which of the following led to the meeting of the First Continental Congress? Options: The colonists had begun to boycott British goods., The British refused to repeal the Stamp Act., Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts., Parliament had called for a meeting of colonial legislatures.

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Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts.

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Why did the First Continental Congress call for a Second Continental Congress before adjourning?

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Delegates wanted time to see if the Declaration of Rights and the boycott of British goods would change British policy.