Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which of these documents listed specific rights that the monarch would have to protect and respect?
English Bill of Rights
Paine's Common Sense
U.S. Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which of the following is not an idea from Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense?
British leaders base decisions on their own interests, not the colonies' interests.
American colonists were from all over Europe, not just Britain.
The British monarch should be respected as a matter of common sense.
The American colonies would do well without any help from Britain.
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which of these documents was an agreement among new colonists to follow laws for the common good?
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
Paine's Common Sense
English Bill of Rights
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which of the following statements best describes the influence of the Magna Carta?
It showed that a monarch's powers were limited, that even he or she had to respect citizen rights and laws.
It taught colonists that people could come together for a common cause and create a brand-new government.
It created a list of specific rules that people starting a new colony should agree to and follow for the good of all.
It represented the wishes of the European monarchs that they should have an absolute right to rule their colonies.
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
King John of England signed a document in 1215 that limited his own powers as monarch. Which of the following is this document?
Mayflower Compact
Paine's Common Sense
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows.
"We ... enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience."
This quote from the Mayflower Compact helped American colonists understand the idea of
petition
constitutional monarchy
tyranny
social contract
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows.
"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions ... except by the lawful judgment of his peers."
This quote from the Magna Carta encouraged American colonists to believe that
people accused of crimes had certain rights unless found guilty through a legal process
free people should be put in jail for their own safety if threatened by their neighbors
anyone can be arrested, put in jail, and have his or her stuff taken away by peers
only going to court can determine whether a person should get their property returned
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows.
"I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation to show a single advantage that this continent can reap by being connected with Great Britain. ... Our corn will fetch its price in any market in Europe."
This quote from Thomas Paine's Common Sense
argues that ties to Great Britain are essential to maintain prices for corn grown in the colonies
states that breaking away is a good idea as long as they continue to trade with Great Britain
challenges those who wish to break away from Great Britain to find other countries to trade with
reassures colonial farmers that they can earn a profit from their goods without Great Britain's help
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Which of the following documents is best matched to the main idea it supports?
Magna Carta—self-government
Common Sense—limited monarchy
Mayflower Compact—self-government
English Bill of Rights—limited monarchy
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Did the Magna Carta influence the American colonists’ ideas about government?
No, it was a document read only in England and did not influence the American colonists.
No, it was an agreement between some of the American colonists to follow rules when they established their colony.
Yes, it was an example of a limited monarchy in England, and explained that the monarch should not have unrestricted powers.
Yes, it was a contract between early English settlers and was used to set up all of the American colonies.
