M3-L4 Part 2- Enlightenment and Great Awakening

How were government decisions made in most New England colonies?

• Decisions were made in the Council of State
• Most decisions were made at the county level
• Town meetings decided issues of local interest
• The governor and advisory council decided most issues

Who served as head of the government in each colony?

• president
• governor
• mayor
• advisory council

In Virginia's legislature, the members of the (_) were elected by colonists.

• Privy Council
• Council of State
• Virginia Company
• House of Burgesses

Imports are

• goods brought into a country (bought by the country)
• goods sent to another country (sold to another country)

Exports are

• goods brought into a country (bought by the country)
• goods sent to another country (sold to another country)

How did the series of Navigation Acts affect the colonies?

• They helped the colonists because they allowed colonial ships to transport colonial goods
• They hurt the colonists since they set limits on which nations could trade for colonial goods
• They hurt the colonists because there was an unsteady market in England for colonial goods.
• They helped the colonists since local demand for colonial good was higher than foreign demand

What are two things that the English Bill of Rights did?

• Gave the English monarch more power
• Reduced the powers of Parliament
• Reduced the powers of the English Monarch
• Gave Parliament more power

Under mercantilism, a country gained wealth if it had fewer

• taxes than imports
• taxes than exports
• exports than imports
• imports than exports

How did the passage of the English Bill of Rights affect the colonies?

• It united the northern colonies under one government called the Dominion of New England
• It limited the ability of the colonies to decide their own issues since it gave more power to the king
• It encouraged the colonists to more highly value their own right to elect representatives to decide local issues
• It restricted the economic freedom of the colonies by limiting colonial trade and reducing their ability to make a profit

Why did England found and maintain control over its colonies in North America? (13 Colonies and the West Indies)

• They wanted to make the peoples lives better by giving them democracy
• They wanted to earn money from trade in the colonies
• They wanted to increase their population
• They wanted to spread Christianity