US History QUIZ 1 Review

The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of

• equal opportunities for women during the colonial period

• steps toward representative government

• economic agreements between the colonists and Native American Indians

• limitations placed on colonial Americans by the British government

John Locke‘s theory of natural rights, as reflected in the Declaration of Independence, states that

• government is the source of all individual rights

• power should be concentrated in the monarchy

• power to govern belongs to the people

• individual liberties are best protected by a strong government

In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?

• Southern colonies

• Middle Atlantic region

• Northwest Territory

• New England colonies

Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of

• democratic institutions

• a canal system

• the plantation system

• the coal industry

The Mayflower Compact is considered an important step in the development of American democracy because it

• established the principle of separation of church and state

• provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony

• defined relations with local Native American Indians

• outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Which heading best completes the partial outline?

• Attempts to Overthrow British Rule

• Development of Self-Government in the American Colonies

• Establishment of British Parliamentary Control Over the Colonies

• Social Reform Movements in the American Colonies

Which protection in the Bill of Rights is most directly related to the 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger?

• freedom of the press

• right to bear arms

• ban on unreasonable searches

• freedom from double jeopardy

In colonial America, the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the writings of John Locke contributed to the

• diversity of religious beliefs among the colonists

• political ideals and practices of the colonists

• economic relationships between the colonists and the mother country

• demands of colonists to end the slave trade and the practice of slavery

Which event during the Colonial Era most influenced the concept of freedom of the press?

• passage of the Navigation Acts

• trial of John Peter Zenger

• creation of the Albany Plan of Union

• establishment of the House of Burgesses

What was the purpose of the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649?

• Ensured freedom of religion for Christian settlers

• First form of representative government

• Outlawed religion in colonies

• Helped those who could not read