CH. 4 LESSON 2

The English principle of protected rights first appeared in

• the Magna Carta in 1215

• the Navigation Acts in the 1650's

• 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 representative government, people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government.

• True

• False

Parliament served as a model for American legislatures.

• True

• False

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, men and women who owned land had the right to vote.

• True

• False

Building wealth and power by building supplies of gold and silver is called

• trade control

• trade expansion

• manufacturing

• mercantilism

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

• A country buys more goods that it sells.

• A country exports natural resources and imports manufactured goods.

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

• A country seeks colonies to buy its raw materials.

The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to control colonial trade.

• True

• False