Colonists - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

FCLE Exam 2023/2024 How does the Magna Carta provide a foundation for the English perspective of participatory governance? - ANSWER It establishes a basis for individual rights. What led to the creation of the English Declaration of Rights (sometimes known as the "English Bill of Rights") in 1689? - ANSWER Tension over...

Straighterline - US History 1 - Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers In colonial New England Puritan communities, women Select one: a. were not highly valued. b. were considered to be socially equal to males. c. were expected to devote themselves to serving the needs of their husbands and households. d. could not be official members of the church. e. were more likely to become pregnant before marriage than in the South. - Answer-c. were expected to devote themselves to serving th...

US HISTORY All Challenges History (With Answers)Unit 1 Challenge 1 1. Which of the following statements is true? a.) Historians have a responsibility to merge their own experiences into historical narratives. • b.) The writing of history is influenced by the cultural environment in which it is written. c.) History is best determined through the lenses of politics and economics. • d.) Historical interpretations of past events rarely change over time. 2. Consider the following research qu...

FLORIDA CIVIC LITERACY EXAM Questions With 100% Verified Solutions . Which U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)? Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) Korematsu v. United States (1944) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) How does the outcome in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) affect the rights of the accused? It established that the accused has the right to the assista...

Baron De Montesquieu : View "separation of power" Founding Fathers used his views when writing the Constitution. He described the separation of political power among a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary John Locke : He wrote that government is morally obligated to serve people, namely by protecting their natural rights of life, liberty, and property. Think-Declaration of Independence John Locke "Social Contract" : A social contract is the belief that the state only exis...

AZ Civics test (2024) 100% Correct Solved Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - Correct Answer ️️ -American Indians Who was the first President? - Correct Answer ️️ -George Washington What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? - Correct Answer ️️ -led the United States during the Civil War When is Independence Day celebrated? - Correct Answer ️️ -July 4 Who is the "Father of Our Country"? - Correct Answer ️️ -George Washington What ocean i...

TEXES Social Studies 4-8 118 Exam Questions With Answers Paraguay and Mexico - ANSWER Compared to other Latin American countries, they have a small population of indigenous people. Which is not true regarding English expansionism in the 16th century? - ANSWER It is not true that England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 ended their war with Spain. What is not correct about the Virginia Companies? - ANSWER The Virginia Company of London was not based in Massachusetts. Her...

GED - Social Studies (U.S. History) 46 Questions with Verified Answers Christopher Columbus - CORRECT ANSWER Italian explorer, sailing on behalf of Spain Virginia - CORRECT ANSWER Where Jamestown was established Massachusetts - CORRECT ANSWER Where the pilgrims landed Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Established a set of basic laws for the Pilgrims Rhode Island - CORRECT ANSWER Founded by Roger Williams (law dealings and religion kept separate) Connecticut - CORRECT ANSWER ...

SCCJA Special Basic Study Guide with complete solutions (Updated) Historical Events occurring between 1776 and 1791 that lead to decisions that lead to the ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights ️ Colonists declared independence from England, in order to create a central government without the ability to become a tyranny. Strong versus Decentralized form of government battle where the Bill of Rights came in. First Amendment ️ Congress shall make no law respecting an ...

Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration - ️️Was longer and contained more criticism of King George Which of the following writers did not directly influence Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence? - ️️Thomas Hobbes Thomas Jefferson was born in - ️️Rural Virginia Patrick Henry introduced what important change in mindset at the first Continental congress - ️️That the colonists should consider themselves American not Virginians, New Yorkers, etc T...