Life in the American Colonies/Lesson 2: Colonial Government

The English principle of protected rights first appeared in _____.

• Magna Carta in 1215

• the Navigation Acts in the 1650s

• the English Bill of Rights in 1689

• the colonial charters, or grants

According to the English Bill of Rights, a ruler could not _____.

• request strict laws

• grant a royal charter without Parliament’s consent

• suspend Parliament’s laws without Parliament’s consent

• prevent women from voting

The English Bill of Rights protected citizens from _____.

• taxes

• strict laws

• trial by jury

• cruel and unusual punishment

In a _____ government, citizens elect delegates, or representatives to make laws and conduct government.

• representative

• charter

• proprietary

• colonial

England's _____ served as a model for colonial legislatures.

• aristocracy

• Parliament

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

In a royal colony, Parliament appointed ____.

• the governor, known as the upper house

• an assembly of colonists, known as the lower house

• the governor and members of the lower house

• the governor and council, known as the upper house

In the colonies, which group(s) of people had the right to vote?

• women

• indentured servants

• enslaved Africans

• white males that owned property

Building wealth and power by accumulating supplies of gold and silver is called _____.

• tariffs

• mercantilism

• Navigation Acts

• free enterprise system

Which of the following would help achieve the goals of mercantilism?

• A country buys more goods than it sells.

• A country exports natural resources and imports manufactured goods.

• A country seeks colonies that will provide raw materials for manufacturing.

• A country seeks colonies that will buy its raw materials.

The purpose of the _____ was to control colonial trade.

• Navigation Acts

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• slave codes