5.1/5.2 Review

What was the first document in America that was an example of self-government?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

What is significant about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

• It is the first newspaper in the Colonies

• It is the first Constitution in America

• It is the first church in Connecticut

• It is the first government office in America

What was the Great Awakening?

• An English ship

• A Colonial Newspaper

• A religious movement

• A theatrical performance

In what ways did the Great Awakening change colonial culture?

• Congregations argued over religious practices and often split apart.

• People left their churches and joined new Protestant churches.

• Some churches welcomed women, African Americans, and Native Americans.

• All of the above are true.

What did the Enlightenment emphasize as paths to knowledge?

• Reason and Science

• Religion and Prayer

• Hard Work and Education

• Art and Humanities

He was a businessman and inventor who became one of the best known political thinkers and follower of the Enlightenment philosophies in the Colonies:

• Jonathan Edwards

• John Smith

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Whitefield

The principle that government's role is to protect people's natural rights was proposed by:

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

What are the Natural Rights as proposed by an Enlightenment philosopher?

• Right to life, liberty and religious freedom

• Right to life, liberty, and economic opportunity

• Right to life, economic opportunity, and religious freedom

• Right to life, liberty, and property

What important right was upheld in the John Peter Zenger trial?

• Life, liberty, and property

• Freedom of press

• Right to petition the government

• Freedom of religion

The first steps to limit the power of England's king were taken in 1215 with the

• Parliament

• Glorious Revolution

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights