Colonial Era

Colonial Era

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Colonial Era

Colonial Era

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

colonial attempts to build a strong national government
efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies
steps in the growth of representative democracy
early social reform movements

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government 

is a limited monarchy
violates natural rights 
becomes involved in entangling alliances
favors one religion over another

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

The government should guarantee every citizen economic security.
The central government and state governments should have equal power.
If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown.
Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation’s best interest.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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“The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures.”     -Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765
What is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from this quotation?

The colonial legislatures should be appointed by the English King with the consent of Parliament.
Only the colonists’ elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes.
The English King should have the right to tax the colonists.
The colonists should be opposed to all taxation.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it

placed quotas on immigration 
discouraged the export of raw materials to England
placed restrictions on trading 
encouraged colonial manufacturing 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are all examples of the efforts of colonial Americans to

use democratic practices in government 
protest British land policies 
establish religious freedom 
overthrow British royal governors 

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