Colonialism and Monarchy Quiz

What were the Navigation Acts designed to do?

• Promote free trade with all countries

• Restrict trade to only English and colonial ships

• Encourage trade with France and Spain

• Allow any ship to trade with England

What did the Petition of Rights in 1628 limit the king from doing?

• All of the above

• Using the army to maintain order during peacetime

• Making taxes without approval from Parliament

• Jailing people without reason

What did King Charles II do to punish the people he thought were causing problems?

• Turned their colony into a royal colony

• Forced the colonies to trade only with England

• Imposed higher taxes on the colonies

• Enforced strict religious laws

What law did King Charles II pass to guarantee a trial after arrest?

• Magna Carta Law

• Habeas Corpus Law

• Divine Right Law

• Parliamentary Law

Who was put in charge of the middle colonies by King James I?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Edmond Andron

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Isaac Newton

What did the new leader of the middle colonies question?

• The legitimacy of the king's rule

• The effectiveness of the Navigation Acts

• The authority of the Parliament

• The lawfulness of the Puritans

What did the new leader enforce strictly in the middle colonies?

• Religious freedom

• Taxation with representation

• Local assemblies

• Trade with other European countries

What did the new leader say to the people of the middle colonies?

• You have no more privilege left you, than not to be sold for slaves

• You have the freedom to govern yourselves

• You are equal to the English citizens

• You have the right to rebel against the king