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Ch 4 Life in the Colonies Quiz
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Ch 4 Life in the Colonies Quiz
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1
What event became known as the Glorious Revolution?
The king was overthrown/Parliament retained lawmaking powers
Slaves rebelled and escaped to freedom
African leaders ended slave trade with Europeans
Parliament was formed with the cooperation of the king.
2
In which way were colonial public schools like the public schools of today?
Teachers were hired by the parents.
All children were required to attend.
The schools taught reading and writing.
The schools were paid for with tax dollars.
3
Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?
Gave colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.
It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.
Clarified what was due to the colonists as English citizens.
It defined crimes and punishments.
4
How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?
Laws were made by representatives of the citizens.
Citizens determined whether laws would be passed.
Citizens were able to choose the monarch
The king was denied power over citizens.
5
Which belief spurred the Great Awakening?
Farm life is better than city life.
People have lost their faith.
Women are not as educated as men.
Success comes from making money.
6
What were the expectations of English colonists in America?
They expected to denounce their English citizenship
They expected the same rights as English citizens.
They expected to be governed by the English king.
They expected to be able to choose the leader of Parliament.
7
Which of these is true about slavery in the colonies?
It was limited to the Southern colonies.
Laws were written to abolish slavery.
It expanded throughout the colonies.
Northern enslaved persons were freed and returned to Africa.
8
What was an effect of Magna Carta in England?
It established a Bill of Rights.
It established a democratic government.
It allowed Parliament to impose taxes.
It limited the power of the king.
9
What slowed the growth of public education in the
Middle Colonies
?
discipline problems.
little interest in education.
lack of materials.
religious differences.
10
What was a main goal of education for students in the
New England
colonies?
to become political leaders.
to be prepared to attend college.
to be able to read the Bible.
to become wealthy landowners.
11
Which right did the English Bill of Rights provide?
to choose the kind of school children would attend.
to choose punishments for crimes.
to determine national holidays.
to petition the king.
12
Which of these shows the chronological order of the founding of these concepts?
Magna Carta, Parliament, Eng Bill of Rights, Great Awakening
Eng Bill of Rights/Parliament/Magna Carta/Great Awakening
Parliament, Eng Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Great Awakening
Magna Carta, Great Awakening, Eng Bill of Rights, Parliament
13
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
Parliament
self-government
political parties
monarch
14
How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?
It required colonists to pay heavy taxes.
It created anti-colonial sentiment.
It established an army.
It encouraged the ideas of liberty and equality.
15
The Middle Passage refers to
the route taken to reach New York.
the ocean crossing of the slaves.
a system of trade between the colonies.
a step in climbing the social ladder.
16
How did a colonist achieve a higher class in colonial society?
by inheriting an important title.
by going to church regularly.
by working for a landowner.
by making a lot of money.
