American Colonies and Their Government

The ancient Romans overthrew their king and formed the world's first

• monarchy

• democracy

• empire

• republic

In ancient Greece, a 23-year-old woman could be a citizen.

• true

• false

At first, the Magna Carta mostly protected whose rights?

The Magna Carta mostly protected

• the common people

• the nobles

• the supreme power of the king

• the supreme power of the lords

The English Bill of Rights guaranteed that citizens

• could never be taxed

• would be paid for serving on juries

• would get a fair trial

• would elect a king

John Locke believed that people have the right to own property.

• true

• false

Who wrote about dividing the government into branches?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Barn de Montesquieu

• Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

Enlightenment thinkers helped shape the ideas found in the Declaration of Independence.

• true

• false

All Enlightenment thinkers were against the idea of strong leaders.

• true

• false

Why did the Virginia Company allow the Jamestown settlers to make their own laws?

• to help them break free from English rule

• to follow the principles of John Locke

• to satisfy King John

• to attract more settlers