Exploration & Colonization Review 20-21

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources

• Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.

• Natural harbors provided access to markets.

• Extreme climates limited productive activity

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future colonial governments
• It weakened the influence of religion in government.
• It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.
• It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

When was Jamestown founded?

• 1764

• 1692

• 1607

• 1610

This document was the first written constitution in the American colonies in which a system of government was established. It was prepared as the covenant for the new Puritan community in Connecticut.

• Deceleration of Independence

• Orders of Confederation

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (FOC)

• Inaugural Address

This document, signed by King John of England in 1215, was the first document to limit the power of the government. It stated that the King was not above the law.

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

• Federalist Papers

• Constitution

This document was drafted in 1620 by the Pilgrims to organize self-government in Plymouth.

• Articles of Confederation

• The Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgess

These are rights that we are born with as human beings and can not be given or taken away. They include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• Invasive Rights

• Political Rights

• Miranda Rights

• Unalienable Rights

1st Representative Government in North America.

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Constitution

• Virginia House of Burgessess

Which document, written in 1215, influenced the US Constitution?

• Magna Carta
• Tea Act
• Bill of Rights
• Treaty of Paris

Which of the following might have been a headline from a newspaper dated 1607?

• Christopher Columbus sails to North America
• Quakers bring
• Virginia Company searches for wealth in Jamestown
• Pilgrims seek religious freedom in Pennsylvania