Life in the English Colonies

Each colony had a _____ who served as head of the government

• President

• Mayor

• King

• Governor

King James wanted ____ control over the colonies

• more

• less

King James II believed the colonies were too ____

• Dependent

• Independent

Which Bills of rights reduced the power of the King of England.

• English Bill of Rights

• British Bill of rights

• Spanish Bill of rights

• American Bill of rights

Mercantilism is a system of trade where the country has fewer___ than____

• Exports, Exports

• Imports, Exports

• Exports, Imports

• Exports, Exports

Who controls and regulates trade in a mercantilist economy?

• The government

• Tax payers

• Individuals

• Voters

What was the goal of mercantilism?

• To control trade and gain wealth

• Make colonies wealthy

• Import many goods from other nations

• Share wealth with other nations

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

What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses?

• to pick a new leader for the colony

• to meet new colonists

• to make conditions in the colony agreeable to the people who lived there