Early British Government Test

Which document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English monarchy and laid the foundation for constitutional government?

• The Magna Carta
• The Bill of Rights
• The Mayflower Compact
• The Declaration of Independence

What was the primary purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

• To declare independence from Britain
• To establish a system of self-government
• To create a national army
• To impose taxes on the colonists

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is significant because it:

• Ended slavery in Connecticut
• Established the first written constitution in America
• Declared war on Native Americans
• Created the first public school system

What was the first colonial legislature known as?

• The Continental Congress
• The House of Burgesses
• The Mayflower Assembly
• The Colonial Parliament

The Boston Tea Party was a protest against:

• The Stamp Act
• The Quartering Act
• The Tea Act
• The Intolerable Acts

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

• The Sons of Liberty
• The Daughters of Liberty
• The Continental Congress
• The British Parliament

Which of the following was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?

• Closing the port of Boston
• Allowing British officials to be tried in Britain
• Requiring colonists to house British soldiers
• Imposing a tax on tea

Why did other colonies unite with Massachusetts after the Intolerable Acts?

• They feared similar punishment
• They wanted to start a war
• They were ordered to by the king
• They wanted to trade with Massachusetts

Which colony was not present at the First Continental Congress?

• New York
• Virginia
• Georgia
• Massachusetts

What action did the colonies agree to take during the First Continental Congress?

• all of the above
• Side with Massachusetts
• Train their own militias
• Boycott British goods
• Meet again in May