Representative Government in the Colonies

Open Ended

Why do you think the Magna Carta was important to the King's people? Explain your answer in at least 3 complete sentences in order to receive credit.

Open Ended

Which part of the English Bill of Rights do you think is most important? Why? Answer in at least 3 complete sentences to receive credit.

Sentence stem: I think the most important part of the English Bill of Rights is... because...

Multiple Select

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

Multiple Choice

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

• Change or overthrow the government

• Petition the government for their rights

• Nothing, the people don't have rights

• Give the government time to fix the problems they have created

Multiple Choice

Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?

• to increase the power of the monarchy

• to end taxation in England

• to force the monarchy to give up power

• to weaken the power of nobles

Multiple Choice

Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`

• King James

• King John

• King Louis

• King Henry

Poll

How do giraffes wear a tie?

• Top of the neck

• Bottom of the neck

Multiple Choice

What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?

• Magna Carta

• Code of Hammurabi

• Twelve Tables

• Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

• It was the first document to place limits on the king's power

• It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens

• It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.

• It determined England's physical boundaries

Multiple Choice

Which document did the following things:
1. Stated that the king could not suspend Parliament's laws, impose taxes, or raise an army without Parliament’s consent.
2. Members of Parliament had to be freely elected.
3. Right to a fair trial by jury in court cases.
4. Banned cruel and unusual punishments.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The American Bill of Rights

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

Multiple Choice

Which document was inspired by the English the Bill of Rights?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Kentucky Resolution

Multiple Choice

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influenced the U.S. Constitution because --

• it was the first written constitution in the American colonies

• it was the colonies' first attempt to seek independence

• only document that granted voting rights to men and women

• first document to try and end slavery

Multiple Choice

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

•Defined and limited the powers of government

•Created a general assembly

•Granted government the right to levy and collect taxes

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

• It helped establish the tradition of self-government.

• It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.

• It established the concept of unalienable rights.

• It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

Multiple Choice

The House of __________________ was the first representative government in the New World.

• Representatives

• Confederation

• Burgesses

• none

Multiple Choice

Which of the following completes the sentence above?

• limited property ownership to church members

• extended voting rights beyond church members

• restricted trade with neighboring colonies

• asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

Multiple Choice

8.3 (B) The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and FundamentalOrders of Connecticut were important in the development of democracy because they -- 

• gave all colonists the right to vote.

• ensured religious freedom

• overrode the power of the English king

• focused on the importance of self-government.

Multiple Choice

The distance from Great Britain and the need for local lawmaking led to:

• the development of self-government

• establishing a king for each colony

• increased shipbuilding for travel

• Parliament establishing new religious traditions in Great Britain

Multiple Choice

___________ was the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for; the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed.

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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Multiple Choice

 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

•  to show that they opposed representative government.

• to establish an orderly community

•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony

•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

Multiple Choice

The House of Burgesses is important in history because it was the 

• the first time a council advised the Virginia Company

• only legislative body in England

• first election of women as leaders

• first elective legislative body in America

Multiple Choice

Which document was the first Constitution ever written?

• U.S. Consistution

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Bill of Rights

Multiple Choice

In 1619, only __________ were considered citizens and could elect burgesses. 

• men and women

• adult white men

• male slaves

• First Americans

Multiple Choice

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410

• 1492

• 1655

• 1620

Multiple Choice

The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________

• their own government

• the First Americans

• the Royal Governor

• the King of England

Multiple Choice

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with

• abuses by absolute monarchs

• establishment of religious toleration

• steps toward colonial self-government

• adoption of universal suffrage

Multiple Choice

Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully.  What was this called?

• Pilgrims' Pact

• Plymouth Promise

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

Multiple Choice

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

• divine oversight of government

• popular sovereignty

• democratic self-government

• constitutional monarchy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following documents extended voting rights to non-church members?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Multiple Choice

*Distance from Great Britain
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the

• creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

• election of British colonists to Parliament

• growth of representative government in the British colonies

• expansion of British trade in the Americas

Multiple Choice

All of the following ideas are associated with the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut except

• written constitution

• extended voting rights to non-church members

• limited the power of the king

• example of self-government

Multiple Choice

Which Colonial Government was created to make decisions and laws for their colony?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

• Founding Fathers

Multiple Choice

The Mayflower compact was a constitution signed by...

• The pilgrims

• The Virginia Colonists

• The Connecticut Colonists

• The English

Multiple Choice

Which Colonial Government was located in Jamestown?

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Multiple Choice

What is a burgess?

• Someone who represents a town

• Someone who represents a state

• Someone who represents a country

• Someone who represents a classroom

Multiple Choice

A joint stock company during colonial times is...

• a company that sells socks

• a company that invests in adventures in colonizing

• a company that creates stocks

• a company that sells manufactured goods

Multiple Choice

The Virginia Company was...

• A band of merry men

• A place people went for personal loans

• A place where people planned vacations

• A joint stock company that helped to find Jamestown

Multiple Choice

The House of Burgesses is...

• A house on Burgesses street

• Part of the Virginia General Assembly chosen by white male landowners

• A part of early government in Massachusetts

• A part of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Multiple Choice

This document stated that people had the right to elect governors, judges, and a legislature, establishing the idea of self-government in the colonies.

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Virginia House of Burgesses

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The Honor of Grayskull

Multiple Choice

An agreement that established the idea of self-government and majority rule. Signed by most of the men on the Mayflower, this compact was an agreement to form a political body and give it the power to enact laws for the good of the colony. It provided a model for later development of representative government. A social contract where all agreed to abide by these rules.

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Virginia House of Burgesses

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Treaty of Versailles

Multiple Choice

Who were the Puritans?

• Religious Separatists

• Pilgrims

• Believed in religious freedom from the church of England

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Who were the Quakers?

• Founded Pennsylvania

• Religious group that had self-government

• Value all people

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is Mercantilism?

• A system of government in South America.

• A system of imprisonment in the Netherlands.

• An economic system based on making the "mother" country richer and more powerful

• A system of oppressive trade between two European nations.

Multiple Choice

A political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the people.

• Democracy

• Representative Government

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

Multiple Choice

A contract given to someone to establish a colony

• A stock

• Colony creator

• Joint stock company

• Charter

Multiple Choice

A large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for sale

• Plantation

• Ranch

• Feudalism

• Farm

Multiple Choice

What is a cash crop?

• A crop grown for its value as a raw material

• A manufactured good

• The tree money grows on

Multiple Choice

The massive movement of people, crops, animals, diseases, and ideas between the “Old World” and the “New World” during European exploration and colonization.

• The Columbian Exchange

• Triangle Trade

• The Middle Passage

• Shipping

Multiple Choice

Passage across the Atlantic Ocean that brought slaves from Africa.

• The South Passage

• The Middle Passage

• The North Passage

• The End Passage

Multiple Choice

What is Triangle Trade?

• A system of trade across the Atlantic Ocean with colonies

• Part of the transatlantic slave trade

• Transportation of raw materials

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

The first colony establishment by the Virginia Company for the purpose of finding gold.

• New Hampshire

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts

• Plymouth

Multiple Choice

The first colony founded for the purpose of religious freedom.

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Plymouth

Multiple Choice

Which factor most contributed to the creation of Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, & Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

• Opportunity to trade with American Indians

• The distance from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism

Multiple Choice

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of -

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech

Multiple Choice

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism

Multiple Choice

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could -

• self-govern on a local level

• vote in the British Parliament

• participate in a free-market economy

• express dissatisfaction with British rule

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

• The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

• Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.

• The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.

• The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful.

Multiple Choice

The factors listed above contributed most to the -

• creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

• election of British colonists to Parliament

• growth of representative government in the British colonies

• expansion of British trade in the Americas

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

• It helped establish the tradition of self-government

• It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.

• It established the concept of unalienable rights.

• It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

• The Puritans allowed women to participate in government

• The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor

• The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts

• The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government

Multiple Choice

Which of the following completes the sentence above?

• limited property ownership to church members

• extended voting rights beyond church members

• restricted trade with neighboring colonies

• asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

Multiple Choice

Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?

• direct democracy

• an elected legislature

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

Multiple Choice

The group of people who make the laws in Great Britain is...

• Parliament

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Multiple Select

Identify examples of self-government. Check all that apply.

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Parliament

Multiple Choice

What is an unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security?

• charter

• assembly

• social contract

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