Civics Chapter 2 Lessons 1 and 2

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A legislature is

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a lawmaking body.

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The Magna Carta is important for establishing which of the following?

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the principle of limited government

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The colony of Jamestown chose an assembly of representatives known as

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the House of Burgesses

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What are natural rights?

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freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

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New England’s cold climate and rocky soil meant that

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farming was difficult

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dissenters

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people who oppose official or commonly held views

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English leaders believed the main purpose of the colonies was to

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prosper enough to make England some $$

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What best characterizes the geography of the Middle Colonies?

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a climate suited to growing wheat and other cash crops

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Why were the Puritans considered dissenters?

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Their religious practices differed from most in England.

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Name two main reasons people chose to come to the American colonies.

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to seek religious freedom and to find jobs