Lesson3/Lesson 4: The English Colonies/Life in the Colonies

What were the expectations of the English colonists in America?

• They expected to be governed by the English king.

• They expected the same rights as English citizens.

• They expected to denounce their English citizenship.

• They expected to be able to choose the leader of Parliament.

Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?

• monarchy

• Parliament

• political parties

• self-government

What was an effect of the Magna Carta in England?

• It limited the power of the king.

• It established a democratic government.

• It allowed Parliament to impose taxes.

• It established a Bill of Rights for citizens.

How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?

• Citizens were able to choose the monarch.

• The king was denied power over citizens.

• Citizens determined whether laws would be passed.

• Laws were made by representatives of the citizens.

What occurred as a result of the Glorious Revolution?

• Parliament abolished the monarchy.

• Parliament banned the trade of enslaved people.

• Parliament was formed with the cooperation of the king.

• Parliament retained lawmaking powers.

Which of the following was a right the English Bill of Rights provided the people of England?

• to petition the king for grievances

• to determine national holidays

• to choose punishments for crimes

• to choose the kind of school children would attend

Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?

• It defined crimes and punishments.

• It spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens.

• It gave the colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.

• It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.

Which of these is true about slavery in the early years colonies?

• Laws were written to abolish slavery.

• All colonial regions had slaves early in the history of the colonies.

• It was limited to the Southern colonies from the beginning.

• Laws banned the sale of enslaved people.

How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?

• It established an army.

• It created anti-colonial sentiment.

• It required colonists to pay heavy taxes.

• It encouraged the ideas of liberty and equality and self reliance.

Which of these shows the chronological order of the founding of these concepts?

• Parliament, English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Great Awakening

• Magna Carta, Great Awakening, English Bill of Rights, Parliament

• English Bill of Rights, Parliament, Magna Carta

• Magna Carta, Parliament, English Bill of Rights, Great Awakening