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The English Bill of Rights provided colonists:
the right to vote
basic rights, like trial by jury
freedom of religion
The Magna Carta reduced the power of:
The King of England
Benjamin Franklin
The Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams
What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
To reduce the power of the King
To give the colonies a system of communication
To promote taxation
To vote
Why is Mercy Warren remembered today?
she was the mother of George Washington
she wrote letters and poems about the American Revolution
she supported the King of England
she was an abolitionist
Because of the growth of Representative Government, by 1763, the colonists were used to what?
Being Slaves to the mother country
Self-Government
Following the laws of England
Obeying the King
What King was crowned King of England in 1760?
King George III
King George V
King George IV
After 1763, settlers were pushing west across the Appalachian mountains and come into conflict with what group?
Portuguese
French
Indians/Natives
Spaniards
Why did most colonists not like the Proclamation of 1763?
Because lands west of the Appalachian Mts were settled.
Because lands east of the Appalachian Mts were settled
They thought King George Ill was crazy
Most colonists agreed with his decision
The British had to pay off a large debt left over from what war?
The American Revolution
The Spanish War
The British War
The French and Indian War
This means to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certian source.
repeal
propaganda
boycott
petition
What is the name of the event in which 5 unarmed colonists were killed by British Soldiers?
Boston Murders
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Boston Killings
The the intolerable acts closed what?
Boston people's minds giving into the King
Boston Government
Boston Harbor
Boston Businesses
Who wrote that Government was like a social contract?
John Adams
John Locke
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are:
part of the Proclamation Line of 1763
a movie
only for the monarchy
unalienable rights
Author of Common Sense
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
George Strait
Give me liberty, or give me death!
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
