New England Colonies

Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?

•  gold
• trade
• land
• religious freedom

 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

Which statement best explains the reason the Magna Carta was significant?

• It created a legislature to provide guidance to the monarch

• It stated that the laws applied to the leaders of government and cited the liberties held by the people.

• It declared the king had the power to address all issues that arose.

• It declared that leaders of government would avoid war against all landowners through negotiation.

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

• divine oversight of government

• popular sovereignty

• democratic self-government

• constitutional monarchy

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

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

What was the first document called that established a self-govt. in America. Was written in 1620.

• Magna Carta

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

Puritans facing religious conflict in Europe set up this colony in Massechusetts

• Roanoke
• Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Jamestown
• New Amsterdam

What was the name of the Native American who taught the settlers how to fish, hunt and plant crops?:

• King Philip
• Sequoia
• Pocahontas
• Squanto

What was the main conflict between the Native Americans and the colonists?

• Land Ownership

• Religious Freedom

• Trade Rights

• Cultural Differences