The british colonies were all

a) private ventures financed by individuals or small groups
b) more successful than french colonies in trade with indians
c) profitable to those who provided capital to establish them
d) unable to develop adequately because of the navigation acts

The correct answer is: d) Unable to develop adequately because of the navigation acts.  These laws restricted the use of foreign ships in the commerce of Great Britain and its colonies. Resentment against these laws motivated the war of independence of the United States. All the colonies had to be submitted to the Parliament, they were forbidden to compete with England through any industrial development, the colonies were closed to foreign navigation.

1. the group that formally abolished the monarchy was the roundheads. after the monarchy was abolished, the english commonwealth was created. it was led by oliver cromwell, who later took the title lord protector. this leader was a puritan, meaning that he supported removing catholic rituals from the church of england.

2. identify a central idea in the bill of rights.

a.   the monarch could only exercise power as stated in the law.

3. ascended the english throne as   a joint monarch after accepting   the bill of rights   mary ii

appointed catholics as government   officials and recruited them in the   army

james ii

conquered ireland and established   the commonwealth

oliver cromwell

lost a long, bloody civil war against   forces loyal to parliament

charles i

was crowned king after a period   of commonwealth rule in england

charles ii

4. identify two effects of the glorious revolution on the english monarchy.

the idea of monarchs ruling by divine right was rejected.

a limited, constitutional monarchy was established.

5. what are two ways the bill of rights opposes the idea of the divine right of kings?

it stated that the monarch's power was subject to limits set by parliament.

it abolished the role of the monarch as the head of the church of england.

answer; a farmer who refuses to fight in his country's army;