Beacon Govt. Origins of Govt. Part 1-2 Review

This group was formed to create a “league of friendship” for defense against Native Americans.

• Sons of Liberty

• Committees of Correspondence

• New England Confederation

The colonists refused to accept this groups claim that it had a right to control their local affairs

• Royal Governors

• Colonial Legislators

• Parliament

The idea that government can only exist with the consent of those governed.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Socialism

• Totalitarianism

Having only one house,  the Second Continental Congress was this.

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Presidential

Which of the following was not a type of colony in America

• Royal

• Protectorate

• Proprietary

• Charter

He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Roger Sherman

He was chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army at the Second Continental Congress.

• John Adams

• George Washington

• John Hancock

The country eventually controlled all of the 13 colonies. 

• The Netherlands

• France

• England

Developed by English Barons, this document included such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of law.

• Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

He was chosen as President of the Second Continental Congress.

• John Adams

• George Washington

• John Hancock