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Chapter 4 Section 2

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Americans were beginning to view themselves differently from the way Great Britain viewed them.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The change, which showed the power of the elected representatives over the monarch, came to be known as the _______________

a)

Britain Rule

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Monarchy

3.

Trading illegally.

a)

Smuggling

b)

Export

c)

Import

d)

None

4.

Charter Colonies

a)

English people had won political liberties

b)

The Magna Carta established the principle of limited government

c)

the time the first colonists reached North America

d)

Were established by settlers who had been given a charter, or a grant of rights and privileges.

5.

Proprietary Colonies

a)

Ruled by the Royal colonies

b)

Were ruled by individuals or groups to whom Britain had granted land

c)

Were ruled by Native Americans

d)

Were ruled by people who didn't have anywhere to go and smuggled goods.

6.

In each___________the king appointed a governor and coun- cil, known as the upper house.

a)

City

b)

Royal Colony

c)

Town Hall

d)

Charter Colony

7.

women, indentured servants, landless poor, and African Americans could not vote.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

None of the above

8.

One of the outstanding preachers of The Great Awakening was____.

a)

Jonathan Edwards

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Edward Penn

d)

William Smithsonian

9.

By 1750, New England had a very high level of literacy

a)

Ability to farm and sell

b)

Ability to read and write

c)

Ability to go to church

d)

Ability to vote

10.

The best known American scientist of the Enlightenment was

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

The guy who created science

11.

Why did Andrew Hamilton defend John Peter Zenger and free speech?

a)

John Peter Zenger paid him and promised him a Proprietary Colony if he won the case in 1801.

b)

He was from the Royal Colonies, therefore that was his job given by the King.

c)

He wanted to become famous

d)

He argued that free speech was a basic right of English people.