GOVERNMENT B q&a FULLY ANSWERED
Select THREE facts that describe a charter. - (CORRECT ANSWER)a document
that ensured colonists had rights and liberties as freemen to colonize
an official written document giving permission to own land
a grant for ownership from someone with sovereign power
Select THREE principles guaranteed by the Magna Carta that later influenced some
of the
fundamental principles found in the Constitution of the United States. - (CORRECT
ANSWER)representation of the people
rights and liberties for the individual such as trial by jury
limited government
Select the THREE fundamental principles widely applied by the governments
established in
English North American colonies. - (CORRECT ANSWER)religious toleration
government that must represent the people
government that is not all-powerful
Why did the Puritans establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony? - (CORRECT
ANSWER)They desired to create a society based on biblical ideas free from
interference by the king.
The ___ provided a framework for the first form of democratic government in the
American colonies. - (CORRECT ANSWER)Mayflower Compact
Select TWO effects of the deposition of King James II. - (CORRECT ANSWER)The
Church of England became more powerful.
The new monarchy signed into effect an English Bill of Rights giving more power to
Parliament.
Identify TWO reasons the British Parliament wanted to control the American
colonies. - (CORRECT ANSWER)to keep other foreign countries from taking over
the colonies with their raw materials
to monopolize the colonial trade and increase the revenue for its own country
Select TWO reasons Great Britain allowed the colonies freedom in setting up their
own governments. - (CORRECT ANSWER)The colonies were physically far from
Great Britain and stretched over a vast territory.
Great Britain saw an opportunity to gain profits if the colonies successfully built
businesses for the British Empire.
Why did Parliament enact so many taxes and laws against the colonies? -
(CORRECT ANSWER)to raise revenue and to assert control over the colonies
Select THREE facts that describe a charter. - (CORRECT ANSWER)a document
that ensured colonists had rights and liberties as freemen to colonize
an official written document giving permission to own land
a grant for ownership from someone with sovereign power
Select THREE principles guaranteed by the Magna Carta that later influenced some
of the
fundamental principles found in the Constitution of the United States. - (CORRECT
ANSWER)representation of the people
rights and liberties for the individual such as trial by jury
limited government
Select the THREE fundamental principles widely applied by the governments
established in
English North American colonies. - (CORRECT ANSWER)religious toleration
government that must represent the people
government that is not all-powerful
Why did the Puritans establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony? - (CORRECT
ANSWER)They desired to create a society based on biblical ideas free from
interference by the king.
The ___ provided a framework for the first form of democratic government in the
American colonies. - (CORRECT ANSWER)Mayflower Compact
Select TWO effects of the deposition of King James II. - (CORRECT ANSWER)The
Church of England became more powerful.
The new monarchy signed into effect an English Bill of Rights giving more power to
Parliament.
Identify TWO reasons the British Parliament wanted to control the American
colonies. - (CORRECT ANSWER)to keep other foreign countries from taking over
the colonies with their raw materials
to monopolize the colonial trade and increase the revenue for its own country
Select TWO reasons Great Britain allowed the colonies freedom in setting up their
own governments. - (CORRECT ANSWER)The colonies were physically far from
Great Britain and stretched over a vast territory.
Great Britain saw an opportunity to gain profits if the colonies successfully built
businesses for the British Empire.
Why did Parliament enact so many taxes and laws against the colonies? -
(CORRECT ANSWER)to raise revenue and to assert control over the colonies
