Self-government, representative government, self representation test review

In 1620, the Mayflower Compact was created to promote ________________ within Plymouth.

• a representative assembly
• peace and harmony
• self-expression
• self-government

_______________________ was the first written colonial constitution.

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Fundamental Orders of Massachsetts
• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• The Declaration Of Independence

Representative government developed in the colonies because ________________.

• they were far away from England, making them independent
• of mercantilism
• of The Starving Time
• of The Mayflower Compact

What two types of Governments were established in the early colonies?

• Democratic and Representative
• Monarchy and Tyrannical
• Self and Representative
• US and European

What type of Government did the Mayflower Compact establish?

• democratic government
• religion government
• polyform government
• self government

What was the 1st Representative assembly in North American colonies called?

• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Bill of Rights
• U S Constitution

Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?

• The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” 
• The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
• The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
• None of the above. 

 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

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410
• 1492
• 1655
• 1620

How many people signed the Mayflower compact?

• 41
• 100
• 566
• 38