- When Charles II became king in 1660 what two areas of the colonist's lives did he begin to gain more control over?
Your answer:
Their religion and economy
Their daily life and education
Their economy and government
Their government and religion
- When Charles, II became king he began to make some of the colonies __________ colonies, choosing their governor and assemblies on his own.
Your answer:
Proprietary
Monarch
Provisionary
Royal
- The King that created the Dominion of New England was:
Your answer:
William
James, II
Charles, II
Peter
- The Dominion of New England combined the New England colonies with:
Your answer:
New York and New Jersey
New York and Delaware
New York and Pennsylvania
New Jersey and Connecticut
- The governor of the Dominion of New England was:
Your answer:
Edmund Andros
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Minuit
The Duke of York
- Under the Dominion of New England all of the following were restricted by the new governor except:
Your answer:
press
town meetings
schools
voting requirements
- In 1688 Parliament dethroned James, II and gave the throne to:
Your answer:
His daughter, Mary
His brother, Charles
His sister, Elizabeth
His son, William
- When James, II was dethroned the people were so happy they called the change:
Your answer:
The Great Awakening
The Englightenment
The Glorious Revolution
The Age of Reason
- A lists of rights guaranteed to English citizens called the English Bill of Rights was passed in in 1689 by:
Your answer:
King James, II
King Charles, II
King William and Queen Mary
The Duke of York
- The man that led the attack on the natives in the Virginia frontier and later on the royal governor's troops was:
Your answer:
Nathaniel Bacon
Nathaniel Greene
John Peter Zenger
George Washington
- John Peter Zenger lead a protest against New York's royal governor through:
Your answer:
Newspaper articles
A revolt
A rebellion
A sit in
- The royal governor of New York attemtped to have John Peter Zenger arrested for _____, or publication of harmful and false statements.
Your answer:
slander
lying
libel
gossip
- England followed the economic policy of mercantilism. Which of the following best describes this policy?
Your answer:
In order to gain wealth a country must buy and sell the same amount
In order to gain wealth a country must limit its trade
In order to gain wealth a country has to buy more than it sells
In order to gain wealth a country must sell more than it buys
- In 1660 King Charles, II passed the Navigation Acts to control the economy of the colonies. Which of the following was not part of those acts?
Your answer:
The colonists were only supposed to buy English made goods
The colonists could only sell tobacco, indigo, and cotton to England
The colonists could only use English built ships
The colonists could trade with any country they wanted
- The law making body in England is called:
Your answer:
Parliament
The Fundamental Orders
The General Court
The House of Burgesses
- The governments the colonists created before the King started to exert his control over them were mostly:
Your answer:
Democratic
Monarchies
Oligarchies
Dictatorships
- All of the following were voting requirements in the colonies except for:
Your answer:
You had to be a woman
You had to own property
You had to be white
You had to be 21 years old