Question 1(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 2(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
“A monarchy is indeed the most powerful of any… but then there is imminent danger of his employing that strength to improvident or oppressive purposes.”—William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England

Which of the following documents addressed Blackstone’s concern in this quote?

The Magna Carta, because it limited the power of the king
Common Sense, because it encouraged American colonists to declare independence
The Mayflower Compact, because it created a government and the first written laws for Plymouth settlers
The English Bill of Rights, because it later influenced the U. S. Bill of Rights
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)
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 5(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 6(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 7(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 8(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 9(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
Study the following quote. Then answer the question that follows.

"That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal;"

This quote from the English Bill of Rights would have influenced the American colonists to think that they

could make requests of the king without fear of getting into trouble for it
may meet with the monarch only when accused of a crime and found guilty
had no right to question the monarch's actions, laws, or punishments
should be happy with their current situation under the British monarch
Question 10(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