Quiz Me! - People: Colonization Test your knowledge about people in the Colonization era. 1 / 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? The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania The Bill of Rights The Constitution Declaration of Independence 2 / 10 Who was the English Jurist who wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England? Jean-Jacques Rousseau William Blackstone Baron de Montesseau John Locke 3 / 10 Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts and established a highly successful church in which colony? Rhode Island New Hampshire Connecticut Delaware 4 / 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 5 / 10 John Peter Zenger was arrested for seditious libel, yet his lawyer argued that the law violated what freedom? Right to bear arms Freedom of speech Freedom of religion Freedom of the press 6 / 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? Plagiarism Arson Slander Seditious libel 7 / 10 Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts and established a highly successful church in which colony? New Hampshire Delaware Connecticut Rhode Island 8 / 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? The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania Mayflower Compact English Bill of Rights Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 9 / 10 Who was the Quaker that established Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers and welcomed religious toleration? William Penn Anne Hutchinson Thomas Hooker John Rolfe 10 / 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? Rhode Island Pennsylvania Jamestown New Jersey Your score is Restart quiz
