Self-Government

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 representatives to England to represent Virginia.
• The king revoked Virginia's legislature because the assembly became too powerful.

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

• It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.
• It helped establish the tradition of self-government.
• It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

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 colonies.

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

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future colonial governments.
• It weakened the influence of religion on government.
• It established a form of self-government based on social contract.

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

• Direct democracy
• Representative government
• Separation of powers

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• Experience strict control from Parliament.
• Established their own representative institutions.
• Appointed governors who reported to the king.

How did salutary neglect impact colonial self-government?

• It created tension between the colonists and British officers enforcing the laws.
• It made the colonists more obedient when the British did enforce laws.
• It allowed the colonies to act independently of British law, creating their own identity.