Name: _______________________________________________________
Date: _____________________ Period: ___________
Chapter 4 Test: Enlightenment and Declaration of
Independence
1)
The economy of the New England colonies depended strongly on… (Level 1)
A) agriculture
B) mining
C) the sea
D) a warm
climate
2) The Southern Colonies were known for their (Level 1)
A) fertile land
B) industry and trade
C) ports and
shipbuilding
D) rocky terrain
Use the following chart to answer
question 3.
3) Why was the colony of Georgia established? (level 2)
A) to provide
religious freedom
B) as a military defense for the
other colonies
C) as a source of
profits for British trading companies
D) to honor King
George III on his fiftieth birthday
4)
What is a boycott? (Level 1)
A) a loud
protest with people marching and carrying signs
B) a tax
on goods being brought into the country
C) the
act of moving goods into or out of the country illegally
D) an organized movement to
refuse to buy something
5)
Who did the colonists have grievances against during the time leading up to the
Revolutionary War? (level 1)
A) The tea
people
B) King George III & the
British Parliament
C) King
James & the British Legislatures
D) The
British Soldiers
6) Which
of the following documents was influential in persuading the colonists to
support independence? (Level 1)
A) the Constitution
B) the Articles of Confederation
C.)Thomas
Paine’s Common Sense
D) the Federalist Papers
Use the document below to answer questions 7and 8.
7) How does paragraph 30 of the
Magna Carta protect citizens (freemen) from abuse by the government? (level 2)
A) It creates courts
with justices and juries to decide trials.
B) It establishes the
rule of law, and appoints sheriffs to enforce it.
C) It requires people to
live peacefully according to the laws of the church.
D) It prevents the government from taking people’s
property.
8)
The purpose of this document is to (level 2)
A) limit the power of the king.
B) limit
the rights of free men.
C) prevent
free men from ever being imprisoned.
9) What was the result of the
second Continental Congress? (level 2)
A) boycotting British goods
B) requesting rights of
English citizens
C) the Boston Tea Party
D)
the writing of the Declaration of Independence
Use the document below to answer
questions 10-13.
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. — That to
secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed…
The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of
repeated injuries and usurpations (taking away of rights), all having in direct
object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove
this, let Facts be submitted…
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended
offences…
That these united
Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they
are Absolved from all Allegiance (loyalty) to the British Crown, and that all
political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought
to be totally dissolved;
10) What document is the excerpt above taken from? (Level
1)
A) the Constitution
B) the Mayflower Compact
C) Common Sense
D) the
Declaration of Independence
11) All of the following are grievances of the American
colonists EXCEPT (Level 2)
A) interfering with colonial trade.
B) denying them
freedom of religion.
C) denying colonists the right to
trial by jury.
D) taking colonists to Britain to
stand trial.
12) According to the excerpt above, how did the colonists
decide to resolve their grievances with Great Britain? (level 2)
A) to dissolve
all political connections with Great Britain
B) to end trade with Great Britain
C) to maintain their allegiance to
Great Britain
D) to take no action
13) According to this excerpt how does the source of
natural rights compare to the source of government power?(level 3)
A) Natural rights come from the
government; government power comes from the people.
B) Natural rights come from God; government power comes
from the people.
C) Natural rights come from the
government; government power comes from God.
D) Natural rights come from God;
government power comes from God.
14) Which idea from the Enlightenment inspired the Second
Continental Congress to seek independence from Great Britain? (level 3)
A) the Social Contract
B) Freedom of Speech
C) the Rule of Law
D) Separation of Power
15)
What was the British government’s reaction to the “Boston Tea Party”? (Level 2)
A)
Parliament repealed (removed) the tax on tea.
B) Parliament passed a series of
harsh laws to punish the colonists.
C)
Parliament ignored the colonists’ actions.
D)
Parliament outlawed the sale of tea in the colonies.
16)
Why did many colonists believe that British policies in the mid-1700’s were
unfair? (Level 2)
A) The
colonists believed Parliament was trying to create conflict among colonists.
B) The
colonists believed Parliament used the policies to favor some colonies over
others.
C) The
colonists viewed the policies as limiting their ability to travel as they
wished.
D) The colonists viewed the
policies as a violation of their rights as English citizens.
17) Which three of the following are “Natural Rights”
described by the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke in his Two Treatises of Government? (level 2)
Life Pursuit
of Happiness Career
Property Tea Health
Liberty Independence Dreams
______________, ________________, and
____________________.
18) Explain the concept of Unalienable Rights (natural
rights). Use complete sentences: (level 2)
19) Describe at least
two differences between a Patriot and a Loyalist in the American colonies?
You may NOT use the words
patriot, patriotism, loyal, loyalty, or any other word that contains either
loyal or patriot in your answer. (level 2)
Patriot I Loyalist
20)
Explain how the location and geography of the Middle Colonies helped turn
cities like Philadelphia and New York into large centers of business and trade.
Write your answer in complete sentences.
(Level 3)
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