The purpose of the petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress was to
A. request that the king consider granting independence to the established colonies.B. request a place in Parliament for colonial delegates.
C. declare the right to bear arms in pursuit of liberty.
D. declare their right to approve laws passed by Parliament on behalf of the colonies.
The Origins of American Government
- Suppose you work for a government agency that regulates the buying and selling in the country. Which main purpose of government is your agency serving?
- In England, people associate the acceptance of their Bill of Rights with the reign of
- Washington’s surprise attack across the Delaware in December 1776 resulted in a victory against
- The purpose of the British Declaratory Act of 1766 was to
- In modern society, what do we mean when we refer to the division of labor?
- The first major military engagement of the American Revolution took place near
- Probably the main reason Africans, rather than Native Americans, became slaves in America was that
- The United States Constitution delegates police powers mainly to
- The German leader who headed the Nazi party was
- Regarding the Magna Carta, which statement is false?
- Which one of the following statements is most accurate regarding the Mayflower Compact?
- Concerned about the Catholic minority in Maryland, Leonard Calvert ordered the Second Lord Baltimore to
- After General Howe’s forces defeated the Americans at Brooklyn Heights and White Plains, Washington’s strategy called for
- What did Plato critique in his book The Republic?
- Which of the following is not an authoritarian form of government?
- Imagine that you’re a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. You’ve submitted a proposal for a law that requires colonial inspectors to place grades on different qualities of harvested tobacco. The law passes, but you know it won’t go into effect until it’s approved by
- Under the English Westminster model, the highest court of appeals is
- If you had come to America to practice your Quaker religious beliefs, chances are you would have settled in
- People who travel to a different country and settle there are called