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What was the importance of the English Bill of Rights?
a) It made America an independent nation.
b) It led to the overthrow of King James II
c) It influenced the writers of the U.S. Constitution.
d) It set clear limits on the power of the English monarch (King or Queen).

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?
a) To protect subjects from unjust punishment and limit the power of the monarch by law.
b) To give people as much power as the King or Queen.
c) To establish equality and justice once and for all.
d) To abolish the monarch forever.

What effect did the Great Awakening have in the colonies?
a) It started the Revolutionary War.
b) Colonists began to challenge English authority and think of themselves as equals.
c) It deepened misunderstandings between American Indians, slaves, and white settlers.
d) Colonists refused to rebel for religious reasons.

John Locke was well known for his theory about ___________.
a) Natural Rights
b) the Art of War
c) Religious Sermons
d) Human Behavior

The French were known for being hunters, trappers, and traders of what North American animal?
a) elk
b) bear
c) beaver
d) deer

Who fought the British for control of settlements in the Ohio River Valley in 1754?
a) the Hessians
b) the Spanish
c) the French
d) the Native Americans

Which event marked the start of the French and Indian War?
a) The French attacked George Washington at Fort Necessity.
b) The Battle of Lexington and Concord
c) The Seven Years' War broke out in Europe.
d) George Washington attacked the French near Quebec.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 (ended the French and Indian War)?
a) America gained it's independence.
b) Spain gained Canada and Britain gained New Orleans.
c) Lands east of the Mississippi River were split evenly between France and England.
d) France lost Canada and lands east of the Mississippi River to England.

England needed colonial tax revenue to pay large debts from _________________________.
a) the Spanish-American War.
b) Replacing ships damaged by smugglers.
c) the French and Indian War.
d) Destroying the Spanish Armada.

What is a natural right?
a) a right that you are born with that cannot be taken away from you
b) a right that only applies to you if you are wealthy
c) a right that only applies to you if you were born into the royal family
d) a right that you are not born with and that can be taken away from you

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