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WorksheetsChapter 2 Test, Traditional
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 38mins
(a) The economy of the New England Colonies depended mostly on cash crops.
(a) Many industries and large towns grew in the Southern Colonies.
(a) Most early colonists were loyal to England and valued their rights as English subjects.
(a) The distance between the colonies and England made it difficult for colonist to have a say in English government.
(a) Most colonists did not mind the king's new taxes on goods because they knew the money raised by the taxes would serve their common interests.
Match each item with its definition.
an agreement among people in a society with their government
social contract
to cancel a law
repeal
a government in which citizens hold power to rule
democracy
to refuse to purchase certain goods or services
boycott
the quality or state of being free
liberty
Which of the following was the result of the Magna Carta?
increased power of monarchs
creation of the House of Burgesses
protection of landholders' rights
settlement of America
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that amoung these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. . .
"The history of the present King of Great Britain [George III] is a history of repeated injuries. . ., all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over the States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. . .
"He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records. . .
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our legislatures. . ."
-- Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
What is the purpose of listing complaints against the king?
to demonstrate the need for a new king
to justify the need for independence
to persuade the king to fix those problems
to prove that colonists needed a role in the British government
Which of the following most likely inspired the first paragraph of the excerpt?
the Enlightenment
the French and Indian War
Puritians
smuggling
Which part of the Declaration of Independence does the second half of this passage represent?
the argument for the colonists' rights ro revolt
the list of grievances
the official claim of colonial independence
the statement about the rights of men
An agreement or contract among a group of people is a
duty.
compact.
natural right.
proclamation.
The Mayflower Compact was a
document that limited the power of the monarchy.
letter that the colonists sent to King George lll.
pamphlet written by Thomas Paine.
written plan for government.
In which colonies did the plantation system develop?
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
Western Colonies
Farmers grew cash crops in the (a) , which they traded overseas.
At the First Continental Congress, colonists
declared war on Great Briatian.
demanded that King George lll restore their rights.
ended the boycott of British goods.
signed the Declaration of Independence.
Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu
argued that the laws of nature also applied to human life and society.
did not believe that the laws of the universe could be discovered.
invested in the Virginia Company.
rebelled against King John of England, who had treated them harshly.
Why did the Proclamation Line of 1763 upset the colonists?
"Since, moreover, for God and the amendment of our kingdom and for the better allaying [settling] of the quarrel that has arisen between us and our barons, we [the king] have granted all these concessions, desirous that they should enjoy them in complete and firm endurance forever, we give and grant to them underwritten security, namely, that the barons choose five and twenty bbarons of the kingdom, whoever they will, who shall be bounf with all their might, to observe and hold, and cause to be observed, the peace and liberties we have granted and confirmed to them by our present Charter, so that if we, or . . . any one of our officers, shall in anything be at fault towards anyone, or shall have broken any one of the article of this peace or of this security, and the offense be notified for four barons of the foresaid five and twenty, the said four barons shall repair [come] to us... and, laying the transgression [problem] before us, petition to have that transgression redressed [corrected] without delay."
--The Magna Carta, signed by King John at Runneymede, June 1215
According to this excerpt, whose power is being limited?
Which is the role of the "five and twenty barons" described in the excerpt above?
How did indentured servitude allow more people to come to the colonies?
Compare and contrast the ways in which settlers adapted to life in the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. Use evidence about the geography of each region to support your answer.
