Life in Colonial America Test

The case involving John Peter Zenger was an important step in establishing

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of the Press

• The Second Great Awakening

• Merchant's Pledge

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Which of the following directed the flow of goods between the colonies?

• Colonies' Charter

• Colonists Rights Law

• Merchants Pledge

• Navigation Acts

Who were the only people who could vote in the colonies?

• Indentured Servants

• Landless white men

• White female property owners

• White male property owners

The Mayflower Compact was an important step in the development of American democracy because it

• Established the principle of separation of church and state

• Provided an example of colonial self government

• Defined relations with local Native American Indians

• Outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

How was the Virginia House of Burgesses important to the development in the thirteen colonies?

• It was the first representative assembly in the colonies

• It created the first written constitution in America

• It included a bill of rights to protect individual liberties

• It introduced the principle of electing judges

In which colonial region did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the economy?

• Southern Colonies

• Northwest Territory

• Middle Atlantic Colonies

• New England Colonies

According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen American colonies was to provide Great Britain with

• Raw materials and markets

• Naval bases

• Manufactured goods

• Military recruits

Which historic documents promised Englishmen the right to a trail by jury?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• First Great Awakening

What important idea did the Magna Carta (1215), the English Bill of Rights (1689) and the Mayflower Compact (1620) have in common?

• The Parliament has control over the army

• English subjects enjoy certain basic human rights

• The king cannot pass new laws without approval from nobles

• The people in the community agree to make their laws and respect them

During the 1700's, the triangular trade routes influenced the economy of the New England colonies by

• Encouraging the establishment of large plantations

• Promoting the growth of trade with West Indies

• Increasing New England's use of slave labor

• Selling tobacco, rice, and indigo from New England to England.