STAAR PREP #8

What is the correct order of events for the following important moments in US History?

• Virginia house of Burgesses, Jamestown, Mayflower compact, Fundamental orders of Connecticut
• Virginia house of Burgesses, Jamestown,Fundamental orders of Connecticut
• Jamestown, Virginia house of Burgesses, Mayflower compact, Fundamental orders of Connecticut

Which colony was founded in 1607?

• Jamestown
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Roanoke

What was a motivation for British colonization in North America?

• Escape Famine (Disease)
• Indian Labor
• Religious Freedom
• Plantations

What was the MAIN reason for the establishment of the 13 English Colonies?

• Political unrest 
• Religious changes in Europe
• Social differences in Europe
• Economic conditions in Europe

Early colonial Maryland was predominately home to Catholics, while colonial Pennsylvania was home to —

• angelicans
• quakers
• puritans
• mormans

What condition contributed to the development of representative government
in the American colonies?

• fur trade
• gold trade
• Parlamentary systems
• American Indians

Why was the creation of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in the growth of representative government in the colonies?

• 1st written constitiution
• 3rd form of government
• let people vote
• made people leave their homeland

How did religious leaders contribute to the growth of representative government in the English colonies?

• Writing the constitution
• Establishing self-governing bodies in the colonies.
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• fighting for rights 
• religious training

What was a characteristic of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• it had many members
• members are chosen by the governor 
• the governor has no power
• Representatives are elected by the people

How were the lives of free blacks different than the lives of enslaved blacks?

• join the army
• could run for political office
• work in small buisnesses
• vote