Quiz on the English Bill of Rights

What was the English Bill of Rights?

• A document that increased the monarch's power

• An act passed by Parliament in 1689 that limited the monarch’s power

• A treaty between England and France

• A law that abolished taxes

Who were offered the crown following the Glorious Revolution?

• King James II and Queen Anne

• Prince William of Orange and his wife, Mary

• King Charles I and Queen Elizabeth

• Prince George and Princess Charlotte

What power did the English Bill of Rights give to Parliament?

• The power to declare war

• The power to make laws and impose taxes

• The power to appoint the monarch

• The power to control the army

What right did the English Bill of Rights include for the people?

• The right to free education

• The right to petition the king and have a trial by jury

• The right to own property

• The right to vote in all elections

How did English colonists view the Glorious Revolution?

• As a defeat for their colonial assemblies

• As a victory for Parliament and their colonial assemblies

• As a threat to their independence

• As a minor political change

What did English colonists want to select after the Glorious Revolution?

• Their monarch

• Their military leaders

• Those who made their laws and set their taxes

• Their religious leaders

In what year was the English Bill of Rights passed?

• 1688

• 1689

• 1690

• 1691

What was a cherished right of all English citizens according to the text?

• The right to free speech

• The right to bear arms

• The right to select those who made their laws and set their taxes

• The right to travel freely

What did the English Bill of Rights limit?

• The power of the Parliament

• The power of the monarch

• The power of the military

• The power of the church

Who approved the English Bill of Rights?

• King James II

• Prince William of Orange and his wife, Mary

• The Parliament alone

• The military leaders