Colonial America

What was the name of the first elected governmental body in the colonies ______. 

• Governor proclamations 
• General assembly
• House of Burgesses
• Monarchy rule 

How did the Great Awakening change religion in the colonies? 

• Individual rights became important
• Religion spread and became more personal
• All people felt they could be saved
• All of the Above

Who were the members of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England. They demanded the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline.

• Puritans
• Pilgrims
• Pro-Anglicans
• Indentured Servants

Economic theory which said that a nation should export more than they import, and should create colonies for natural resources.

• Mercantilism
• Triangle Trade
• Navigation Acts

This group of colonies depended on slave labor

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

Mercantile regulation in the 13 colonies began with the passage of which laws?

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Acts
• Townshend Acts
• Navigation Acts

What was "Salutary Neglect?"

• England neglected to enforce their own trade laws
• The colonists neglected to follow the trade laws
• The colonists neglected to salute the English flag
• None of the above

Which document was important for establishing democracy and self-government in the colonies? 

• Jamestown treaty
• Declaration of Independence
• Mayflower Compact 
• Magna Carta

The reason for the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony was

• to enter the fur trade
• religious freedom
• to find gold and make money
• to kick the Dutch out of the area

Why didn't England let the colonies trade with other countries?

• Fear of losing the colonies.
• England wanted to make as much money as possible from the colonies.
• The colonies could not be trusted.
• The colonies were being punished for being in rebellion.