Quiz Me! - People: Colonization Test your knowledge about people in the Colonization era. 1 / 10 Thomas Hooker believed in the principle of equality for all mankind and favored the vote for all men, regardless of any religious or property qualifications. What document did he help adopt in 1639? Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Mayflower Compact The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania English Bill of Rights 2 / 10 Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts and established a highly successful church in which colony? Connecticut Delaware New Hampshire Rhode Island 3 / 10 The Supreme Court often references William Blackstone’s writing as a source for determining the intent of the Founders when interpreting the Constitution. It is considered the most complete and readable commentary on English law. What is the name of his work? Second Treatise of Civil Government Leviathan Commentaries on the Laws of England The Spirit of the Laws 4 / 10 Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts and established a highly successful church in which colony? Rhode Island Connecticut Delaware New Hampshire 5 / 10 She was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634 for leading a prayer group in her home and for criticizing the teachings of colonial ministers. Susan B. Anthony Anne Hutchinson Mercy Otis Warren Abigail Adams 6 / 10 Anne Hutchinson was a woman who spoke out against the religious teachings of ministers in Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was banished to what colony? Pennsylvania New Jersey Jamestown Rhode Island 7 / 10 John Peter Zenger was arrested for seditious libel, yet his lawyer argued that the law violated what freedom? Freedom of speech Freedom of religion Freedom of the press Right to bear arms 8 / 10 In 1681, William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania, a new Quakers settlement where religious toleration would flourish. He ensured rights such as jury trials, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion for all Christians who were included in the charter. These ideas were later incorporated into which document? Declaration of Independence The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania The Bill of Rights The Constitution 9 / 10 Who was the Quaker that established Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers and welcomed religious toleration? Anne Hutchinson William Penn Thomas Hooker John Rolfe 10 / 10 John Peter Zenger, publisher of the New York Weekly Journal, criticized the New York Governor and was arrested and his newspaper burned. What was he charged with? Arson Plagiarism Seditious libel Slander Your score is Restart quiz
