Creating an American Identity

In their treatment of their American colonies, how did England's monarchs after the Glorious Revolution differ from those of France and Spain?

• They questioned traditional ideas about religion.

• They could levy taxes without the consent of the nobles.

• They exercised relatively less control over the colonies.

• They used their colonies as an instrument to amass wealth.

How did the Glorious Revolution affect life in the colonies?

• It established freedom of the press.

• It led to England allowing its colonies local self-rule

• It challenged old ways of thinking about religion.

• It emphasized the importance of a personal relationship with God.

What best characterizes Sir Isaac Newton as an Enlightenment thinker?

• He was a prolific inventor.

• He was an outspoken critic of monarchy.

• He published a number of important scientific books.

• He used reason and observation to formulate new ideas.

The Great Awakening was a widespread movement during the 1700s that emphasized

• liberty and self-rule.

• European imperialism.

• science and human reason.

• a personal relationship with God.

Why was the trial of John Peter Zenger in 1734 such a landmark case?

• It set a precedent for the separation of church and state.

• It led to the colonies being given a greater degree of self-rule.

• It marked one of the earliest victories for freedom of the press.

• It ruled that a monarch could only keep a standing army in times of war.