Colonial Grievances Against the King Quiz

According to the document, what must the king do before laws of immediate and pressing importance can be passed?

• The king must approve all laws.

• The people must vote on all laws.

• The governors can pass laws without approval.

• The courts must review all laws.

What is the main reason legislative bodies were called together at unusual and uncomfortable places?

• To make them bend to the will of the king.

• To celebrate new laws.

• To increase their comfort.

• To allow public participation.

What happens if a Legislature stands up to the king, according to the document?

• They are shut down or dismissed.

• They are rewarded.

• They are given more power.

• They are ignored.

How did the king obstruct the Administration of Justice?

• By refusing to approve laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

• By increasing the number of judges.

• By lowering court fees.

• By allowing colonies to establish their own courts.

Who decided the tenure, payment, and firing of judges according to the document?

• The king

• The people

• The governors

• The courts

Why did the king make judges dependent on his will?

• To control the judiciary and ensure loyalty.

• To increase their independence.

• To reduce their salaries.

• To allow them to serve for life.

What is the effect of the king refusing to approve laws for establishing Judiciary powers?

• The colonies cannot establish their own courts.

• The colonies have more legal freedom.

• The king loses power over the courts.

• The judges are elected by the people.

According to the document, what did the king do by erecting a multitude of new offices and sending officers to the colonies?

• He provided more job opportunities for colonists.

• He sent more of his people, in new jobs, to bother the colonists and consume their resources.

• He improved the colonial economy.

• He reduced the number of government officials.

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What does the document say about the king sending foreign mercenaries to the colonies?

• The king is sending hired military to the colonies to do his dirty work, using cruel and unusual punishment.

• The king is sending colonists to fight in foreign wars.

• The king is hiring colonists as mercenaries.

• The king is sending gifts to the colonies.

What does it mean that colonists were being captured and impressed into the British Navy?

• Colonists were being given awards by the British Navy.

• Colonists were being forced to join the British Navy.

• Colonists were volunteering for the British Navy.

• Colonists were trading with the British Navy.