English & Colonial Influences on Government

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

• Mayflower Compact
• Magna Carta
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which statement explains the significance of the House of Burgesses?

• 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

*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

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• it provided the basis for a self-governing colony
• it established the first representative assembly in America
• it extended voting rights to non-church members
• It established the idea of due process

Which of the following is in correct chronological order?

• Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact,

• House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut,

Which statement accurately describes the people who were allowed to vote in elections of representatives to colonial assemblies?

• they were colonists of means born in America
• they were men who owned property
• they were women who were able to read and write
• they were colonists born in England

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

All of the following ideas describe the Mayflower Compact except-

• majority rule
• self-government
• social contract
• individual rights

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