USH Unit 3 Review 2

Mercantilism arose largely because...

• it strengthened alliances between European powers.

• European rulers thought it would make their countries wealthy and powerful.

• colonies wanted to repay their home countries for their support.

• the King of Spain wanted Spanish colonies to be independent.

How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?

• Citizens were able to choose the monarch.

• The king was denied power over citizens.

• Citizens determined whether laws would be passed.

• Laws were made by representatives of the citizens.

A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for...

• a return to traditional medieval ideas

• overseas expansion by western European nations

• the use of reason and scientific thinking in all disciplines

• strengthening the power of the organized religions

Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?

• It defined crimes and punishments.

• It spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens.

• It gave the colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.

• It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.

Merchants in England supported the setting up of colonies because they hoped colonies would...

• provide competition for goods make in England

• send raw materials to England and buy goods from England

• weaken the powers of the king

• remove some of the population from England

The Virginia House of Burgesses was significant because it

• negotiated the treaty of the French-Indian War.

• attempted to subvert English rule before the Revolution.

• acted as the first legislative body in the Americas.

• granted early equal rights to non-white American settlers.

Which of these documents is most similar to the Mayflower Compact?

• the Bible

• the Constitution

• the Gettysburg Address

• the Emancipation Proclamation

Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?

• monarchy

• Parliament

• political parties

• self-government

John Locke would be most likely to support...

• a government ruled by a divine right monarchy

• a return to feudalism in Europe

• a society ruled by the Catholic Church

• a society in which the people chose the ruler

John Locke's Natural Rights included...

• life, liberty and property

• life, religion and voting

• life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• life, religion and property