Question

What ended William Penn’s outright ownership of Pennsylvania?

(1 point)
Responses

William Penn became very ill with tuberculosis in 1701 and died the following year.
William Penn became very ill with tuberculosis in 1701 and died the following year.

King William and Queen Mary canceled William Penn’s land grant in Pennsylvania due to his harsh treatment of colonists.
King William and Queen Mary canceled William Penn’s land grant in Pennsylvania due to his harsh treatment of colonists.

William Penn sold his rights to the colony to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and returned to England.
William Penn sold his rights to the colony to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and returned to England.

Pennsylvania colonists forced Penn to agree that only the General Assembly could make laws.
Pennsylvania colonists forced Penn to agree that only the General Assembly could make laws.

How did some colonists get around the Navigation Acts?

(1 point)
Responses

by selling to English merchants
by selling to English merchants

by smuggling
by smuggling

by supporting mercantilism
by supporting mercantilism

by growing their own tobacco
by growing their own tobacco

In what way did the colonies offer settlers greater political rights than they would have had in England?

(1 point)
Responses

A far greater percentage of white males in the colonies could vote than in England.
A far greater percentage of white males in the colonies could vote than in England.

Colonial women as well as men could vote in town elections.
Colonial women as well as men could vote in town elections.

In addition to white males, free African Americans and Native Americans who owned property could vote.
In addition to white males, free African Americans and Native Americans who owned property could vote.

Voting rolls were seldom inspected because of the great distance from England.
Voting rolls were seldom inspected because of the great distance from England.

What is a fundamental principle of freedom of the press?

(1 point)
Responses

The press has the right to choose when it is appropriate to inform the public of the truth.
The press has the right to choose when it is appropriate to inform the public of the truth.

The press has a responsibility to expose the actions of the government only with the government’s approval.
The press has a responsibility to expose the actions of the government only with the government’s approval.

The press has both a right and responsibility to inform the public of the truth.
The press has both a right and responsibility to inform the public of the truth.

The government has a right and responsibility to determine what the citizens should know.
The government has a right and responsibility to determine what the citizens should know.

Which of the following would have been allowed to participate in colonial elections?
(1 point)
Responses

a woman who owned a candle-making business
a woman who owned a candle-making business

a free Black man who worked as a blacksmith
a free Black man who worked as a blacksmith

a young man apprenticed to a ship builder
a young man apprenticed to a ship builder

a Native American who supplied furs and hides to local merchants
a Native American who supplied furs and hides to local merchants

Who among the following had the right to vote in English colonies?

(1 point)
Responses

white men and women who owned property
white men and women who owned property

white men and freed Africans
white men and freed Africans

white men and some Native Americans
white men and some Native Americans

white men only
white men only

Answer 1

1) Pennsylvania colonists forced Penn to agree that only the General Assembly could make laws.

2) by smuggling

3) A far greater percentage of white males in the colonies could vote than in England.

4) The press has both a right and responsibility to inform the public of the truth.

5) a free Black man who worked as a blacksmith

6) white men only