colonial government

Document that protected the English citizens from unfair treatment from the King

• The declaration of Independence
• The English Bill of Rights
• The Constitution
• The Magna Carta

Document that made the King follow the Rule of Law.

• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Royal Charter

Mercantilism is when a country builds its wealth by this system.

• Allowing free trade in its colonies
• Bartering with other countries
• The government monitors all trade
• The colonies are only allowed to trade with the mother country

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the House of Burgesses?

• The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.

• The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.

• The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.

What was the purpose of a town meeting?

• to hire new colonists for new jobs

• to help solve issues (problems) of the colonists

• to catch up on all of the town gossip

Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?

• English Bill of Rights
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact

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

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