CH.2 LESSON 1 INFLUENCES ON AMERICAN COLONIAL GOVERNMENT

a government in which citizens hold the power to rule

• democracy

• totalitarian

• limited government

• cash crop

an agreement among people in a society with their government

• natural right

• social contract

• direct democracy

• Mayflower

lawmaking body

• representative democracy

• democracy

• legislature

• republic

who belief in natural rights?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Rousseau

Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?

• English Bill of Rights
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• it provided the basis for a self-governing colony
• it established the first representative assembly in America
• it extended voting rights to non-church members
• It established the idea of due process

Which of the following is in correct chronological order studied in class, not by the year?

• Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, House of Burgesses,

• Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact,

• House of Burgesses, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, House of Burgesses, English Bill of Rights

Which of the following provided the model for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• Mayflower Compact
• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with

• abuses by absolute monarchs
• establishment of religious toleration
• steps toward colonial self-government
• adoption of universal suffrage

All of the following ideas describe the Mayflower Compact except-

• majority rule
• self-government
• social contract
• individual rights