In England, people associate the acceptance of their Bill of Rights with the reign of
A. King John.
B. James II.
C. William and Mary.
D. Edward I.
2. The German leader who headed the Nazi party was
A. Persn.
B. Idi Amin.
C. Hitler.
D. Stalin.
3. The purpose of the British Declaratory Act of 1766 was to
A. repeal the Stamp Act.
B. proclaim the right of Britain to pass laws regulating the colonies.
C. establish British fur-trading rights with the Indians.
D. place taxes on all British goods imported into the colonies.
4. Which one of the following provisions was part of the first draft of the Articles of Confederation submitted to the Second Continental Congress?
A. Limited and restricted functions for the central government
B. Government control over the unsettled western lands
C. Appointment of George Washington as commander of the Continental Army
D. Denial of the right for Congress to levy taxes
5. Which one of the following statements is most accurate regarding the Mayflower Compact?
A. It created the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
B. It founded the Plymouth colony under a proprietary governor.
C. It made Plymouth a royal colony.
D. It gave the Pilgrims their own charter.
6. Suppose you work for a government agency that regulates the buying and selling in the country. Which main purpose of government is your agency serving?
A. Organizing work for common goals
B. Settling disputes
C. Keeping civil order
D. Distribution of resources
7. If you had come to America to practice your Quaker religious beliefs, chances are you would have settled in
A. Virginia.
B. Pennsylvania.
C. New England.
D. New Jersey.
8. Concerned about the Catholic minority in Maryland, Leonard Calvert ordered the Second Lord Baltimore to
A. make a law requiring Catholics to practice their faith quietly and privately.
B. encourage members of the Church of England to become Catholics.
C. send to Europe for more Catholic priests.
D. issue a decree requiring religious toleration in Maryland.
9. Imagine that you're a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. You've submitted a proposal for a law that requires colonial inspectors to place grades on different qualities of harvested tobacco. The law passes, but you know it won't go into effect until it's approved by
A. the appointed governor of Virginia.
B. a popular election.
C. the king's Privy Council.
D. the Church of England.
10. The first major military engagement of the American Revolution took place near
A. Yorktown.
B. Philadelphia.
C. Saratoga.
D. Boston.
11. Which one of the following problems may result from a direct democracy?
A. People have no opportunity to make their ideas known.
B. The rights of the minorities may be taken away in the process.
C. The rights of many are suppressed in favor of the rights of few.
D. Civil war often results when people in such a government disagree.
12. The largest social class in Egypt or ancient Rome was made up of
A. artisans.
B. farmers.
C. soldiers.
D. traders.
13. Washington's surprise attack across the Delaware in December 1776 resulted in a victory against
A. Hessian troops at Trenton.
B. British troops near Philadelphia.
C. Hessian troops at Princeton.
D. British troops at Dorchester Heights.
14. If you came to settle on present-day New York City in about 1650, it's most likely that you're of _______ descent.
A. Spanish
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Swedish
15. The purpose of the petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress was to
A. request a place in Parliament for colonial delegates.
B. declare the right to bear arms in pursuit of liberty.
C. request that the king consider granting independence to the established colonies.
D. declare their right to approve laws passed by Parliament on behalf of the colonies.
16. Under the reign of Louis XIV, the government in France was a/an
A. direct democracy.
B. representative democracy.
C. absolute monarchy.
D. dictatorship.
17. After General Howe's forces defeated the Americans at Brooklyn Heights and White Plains, Washington's strategy called for
A. retreating to the south.
B. cutting British forces into two parts at Trenton.
C. drawing British forces inland.
D. surrounding the British and forcing them into one location.
18. The term suffrage refers to the
A. Soviet labor camps.
B. freedom to make one's voice heard.
C. right to vote.
D. extermination of Jews under Hitler.
19. Suppose your ancestors came from the highlands of western England and settled in the Appalachian Mountains of present-day West Virginia. Among the waves of immigrants from England, your ancestors probably were
A. borderlanders.
B. Puritans.
C. cavaliers.
D. Quakers.
20. People who travel to a different country and settle there are called
A. mercenaries.
B. loyalists.
C. cavaliers.
D. immigrants.
Help plz!!!!!!!!!!?
Are you cheating? - I hope not but hey I will help you.
1) King John - Magna Carta
2) Hitler
3) B
4) dont know
5) dont know
6) D
7) Pennsylvania
8) D
9) A
10) Dont know
11) B
12) Farmers
13) A
14) Dutch
Reply:i see you are not fond of doing your own hmework
1.idk
2.c
3.d
4.a
5.a
6. idk
7.b
8. d
9.idk
10.d
11.idk
12.b
13.a
14.b
15.c
16.c
17.b
18.c
19.b
20.d
Reply:im doing the same test.... 1 c..2c..3b.. 4b..5d..6d..7b..8a...12b..13a...14b..15d...
now for the rest... (these are not the answeres) 9 b is not the answere.. 10 c is not.. 11 c is not 17 a is not..19b is not... just so u know for this test most of the answeres i got from yahoo were wrong.. i hope this helps
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