Colonist to Independence Questions

The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents

• an effort by the colonists to use force to resist the King

• a clear step toward self-government

• an early attempt to establish universal suffrage

• an attempt by the colonists to establish freedom of religion

1. The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are all examples of the efforts of colonial Americans to

• use democratic practices in government

• protest British land policies

• establish religious freedom

• overthrow British royal governors

The Mayflower Compact of 1620 is considered an important step in the development of democracy in America because it

• expressed the importance of self-government

• established freedom of religion

• created the first colonial judiciary

• granted all males the right to vote

The Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses were important to the development of democracy in colonial America because they

• expanded freedom of religion

• promoted self-government

• protected private ownership of property

• granted voting rights to all white males

The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of

• equal opportunities for women during the colonial period

• steps toward representative government

• economic agreements between the colonists and Native American Indians

• limitations placed on colonial Americans by the British government

The Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of

• early colonial efforts in self-government

• colonial protests against British taxation

• governments imposed by Parliament

• attempts to limit democracy

The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it

• placed quotas on immigration

• discouraged the export of raw materials to England

• placed restrictions on trading

• encouraged colonial manufacturing

What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?

• The British lost most of their colonies in the Americas

• French colonies expanded west of the Appalachians

• Native American Indians were given lands west of the Appalachians

• England decided to make the American colonist help pay war debts

During the colonial period, the British Parliament used the policy of mercantilism to

• limit manufacturing in America

• prevent criticism of royal policies

• deny representation to the colonists

• force colonists to worship in the Anglican Church

The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by

• supporting the growth of colonial industries

• prohibiting colonists from fishing and fur trading

• taking large amounts of gold and silver from the southern colonies

• buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them finished products