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Enlightenment/ Colonial Regions

Poll

How much power do these Royals have

• They control Great Britian

• None

Multiple Choice

Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in

• changing the relationship between people and their government

• supporting the divine right theory

• debating the role of the church in society

• promoting increased power for European monarchs

Multiple Choice

Which statement reflects an argument of Enlightenment philosophers against the belief in the divine right of kings?

• God has Chosen all Government rulers

• independence is built by military might

• the power of the government is derived from the governed

• a capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy

Multiple Choice

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on United States constitutional development because they

• provided suffrage for all men and women

• placed limits on the powers of the government

• called for the abolition of slavery

• supported the development of federalism

Multiple Choice

The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents

• an effort by the colonists to use force to resist the King

• a clear step toward self-government

• an early attempt to establish universal suffrage

• an attempt by the colonists to establish freedom of religion

Multiple Choice

Tobacco and Rice can be described as:

• Subsistence Crops

• Cash Crops

• A.Slave Crops

• A.Crops raised in urban centers

Multiple Choice

Why did the plantation system not develop in New England Colonies?

• Religion did not allow for slavery

• Short winters and Hot summers

• Rocky Soil , and short growing season

• New England used Native American labor