2.Constitution and its Origins

Which Enlightenment thinker most influenced American ideas about natural rights?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

According to John Locke, natural rights include:

• Freedom of religion, press, and speech

• Life, liberty, and property

• The right to bear arms

• Trial by jury

The social contract theory states that:

• Governments are formed through divine will

• People give up some freedoms for protection of rights

• All political power should rest in the monarchy

• The military should lead the government

Which 1215 document limited the power of the English monarch?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Petition of Right

• Mayflower Compact

The Mayflower Compact is significant because it:

• Established the first written constitution in America

• Created a government based on majority rule

• Ended the Revolutionary War

• Outlawed slavery in the colonies

Which war left Britain with a large debt, prompting new colonial taxes?

• Revolutionary War

• Seven Years War

• War of 1812

• French Revolution

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Granted colonists the right to settle west of the Appalachians

• Prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachians

• Declared independence from Britain

• Ended the Boston Massacre

The Stamp Act required colonists to:

• Buy only British tea

• Pay taxes on printed materials

• House British soldiers

• Serve in the militia

Which event was used as propaganda to stir anti-British feelings?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• First Continental Congress

• Proclamation of 1763

The Coercive Acts were designed to:

• Reward colonies for loyalty

• Punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

• Establish a national bank

• Lower taxes on tea