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Everything from the English colonies in America through the American Revolution . . . 30 actual Regents exam questions.

Terms in this set (25)

In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented...

steps in the growth of representative democracy

According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government...

violates natural rights

Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown.

The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents...

a clear step toward self-government

The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it...

placed restrictions on trading

The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are all examples of the efforts of colonial Americans to...

use democratic practices in government

The Mayflower Compact of 1620 is considered an important step in the development of democracy in America because it...

expressed the importance of self-government

During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it...

convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence

The Virginia House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies because it...

provided an example of a representative form of government

The pamphlet Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War because it...

persuaded individuals who were undecided to support independence

The Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses were important to the development of democracy in colonial America because they...

promoted self-government

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. __________________________________ A. Committees of Correspondence
B. Nonimportation Agreements
C. Boston Tea Party
D. First Continental Congress

Colonial Responses to British Mercantile Policies

In its economic relationship with its North American colonies, Great Britain followed the principles of 18th-century mercantilism by...

limiting the colonies' trade with other nations

"...I challenge the warmest advocate [supporter] for reconciliation, to shew [show], a single advantage that this continent can reap [gain], by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge, not a single advantage is derived [acquired]. Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe, and our imported goods must be paid for, buy them where we will."
— Thomas Paine in Common Sense (1776)
This speaker is most likely opposed to...

mercantilism

A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British...

deprived Americans of their natural rights

According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental purpose of government is to...

protect people's natural rights

One of the principles stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government should...

be based upon the consent of the governed

During the colonial period, the British Parliament used the policy of mercantilism to...

limit manufacturing in America

The Declaration of Independence (1776) has had a major influence on peoples throughout the world because it...

provides justification for revolting against unjust governments

Because of fertile land and a long growing season, plantations in the thirteen colonies developed in...

the South

"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 among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

This quotation is evidence that some of the basic ideas in the Declaration of Independence were...

reflections of the philosophies of the European Enlightenment.

The colonists' slogan "No taxation without representation" expresses a belief in...

the consent of the governed

The ideals of the Athenian State, Roman law, and the Mayflower Compact contributed most significantly to the growth of the principles of...

government under law and the consent of the governed

The principles of government that Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence were most influenced by...

John Locke's social contract theory

Which statement is most accurate about the movement for independence in the thirteen colonies?

Protests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence.

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What was a major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence?

The Declaration of Independence states three basic ideas: (1) God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; (2) the main business of government is to protect these rights; (3) if a government tries to withhold these rights, the people are free to revolt and to set up a ...

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