Test A Chapter 4 "Life in the Colonies"

Which of the following is defined as "the first document to put restrictions on English ruler's power"?

• Magna Carta

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Paris Compact

Which of the following is defined as "the publishing of statements that damage a person's reputation"?

• freedom of press

• libel

• right to vote

• None of the Above

Which of the following is defined as "a family that includes, in addition to the parents and children, other members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins"?

• closed family

• close family

• extended family

• None of the Above

What is the name given to the upper class of society?

• Royals

• Gentry

• Nobles

• Peasants

Which of the following were made up of small planters, independent farmers and artisans?

• gentry

• middle class

• upper class

• lower class

Which of the following is defined as "a three-way trade between the colonies, the islands of the Carribean and Africa"?

• Carribean Trade

• Triangular Trade

• Colony Trade

• None of the Above

England had this, and it was a two-house legislature.

• Dictatorship

• Parliament

• Senate

• None of the Above

Which of the following is a group of people who have the power to make laws?

• gentry

• middle class

• upper class

• legislature

Which of the following is defined as "the right of journalists to publish the truth without restrictions or penalty"?

• libel

• magna carta

• freedom of press

• None of the Above

Which of the following is defined as "a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect"?

• freedom of the press

• gentry

• habeas corpus

• bill of rights