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Read the excerpt from the Great Law of Peace.The Lords of the Confederacy . . . shall be mentors of the people for all time. . . . Their hearts shall be full of peace and good will and their minds filled with a yearning for the welfare of the people of the Confederacy. . . . Neither anger nor fury shall find lodgement in their minds and all their words and actions shall be marked by calm deliberation.—the Great Law of Peace

A
be peace-loving and caring toward people
B
focus on peace rather than on people’s welfare
C
make all their decisions quickly
D
speak their minds and show anger when necessary
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Under the social contract proposed by Thomas Hobbes, why would people give up some freedom?

A
to receive government protection
B
to be awarded more property
C
to be able to elect their rulers
D
to reduce the power of rulers
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How was the new government of the United States similar to the government under British rule?

A
The new government was a representative democracy.
B
The new government gave power to one group of people.
C
The new government was influenced by Enlightenment ideals.
D
The new government was based on the idea of natural rights.
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How did town meetings encourage civic participation?

A
They made the laws for the entire colony.
B
They provided a form of representative democracy for the colony.
C
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to vote in national elections.
D
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to discuss important community topics.
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Read the scenario.Martha is an enslaved African woman on a Virginia plantation. The plantation is owned by a man who serves in the House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses has passed several laws meant to control enslaved African people.

A
They passed laws that were for the good of everyone.
B
They passed laws that made it easier to purchase land.
C
They passed laws that denied some groups their basic human rights.
D
They passed laws that made owning private property illegal.

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