Colonial Government

The type of Government where elected delegates represent the people.

• Democracy
• Representative
• Theocracy
• Monarchy

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

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

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first American government to be

• allowed to own slaves

• run by a president.

• elected by the people.

• controlled by England.

Which of these documents set up the government in the Plymouth Colony?

• the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Magna Carta

What was the name of Virginia's colonial assembly?

• the House of Burgesses

• he Virginia Parliament

• the Governor's Court

• the Virginia Senate

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list? 

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians 
• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain 
• The doctrine of the Church of England 
• The economic system of mercantilism 

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• created a general council to manage the colonies
• experienced strict control by Parliament
• established their own representative institutions 
• appointed governors who reported to the king

Which expanded democracy by allowing men who were non church members the right to vote?

• Magna Carta
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Town Meetings