Rights of an Englishman

Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the concept of natural rights?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Rousseau

Which is not considered a natural right?

• Life

• Liberty

• Healthcare

• Property

This Enlightenment thinker believed in separation of powers.

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

A grievance is a ________

• punishment

• document

• right

• complaint

What did the Magna Carta do?

• Gave more power to the King
• Limited the power of the King
• Got rid of the Feudal System in England
• Gave more power to the Common People

The Magna Carta was signed in what year?

• 1315

• 1492

• 1607

• 1215

When did Mayflower come to America?

• 1500
• 1620
• 1492
• 1410

Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?

• The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” 
• The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
• The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
• None of the above. 

 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

•  to show that they opposed representative government.
• to establish an orderly community
•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first constitution...

• Written in the colonies.

• Written in pen.

• Written on a ship.