Colonial Government, Religion, + Economics

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

When a country sells its goods to foreign countries.

• Trade Allowance

• Exports

• Imports

• Embargo

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

The crops the colonies supplied to England

• Tobacco Rice and Cotton
• Tobacco, Rice and Indigo
• Tobacco, Indigo and Wheat
• Tobacco, Rice and Corn

Document that made the King follow the Rule of Law.

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

Under the Navigation Acts the colonists could only trade with

• Spain
• France
• The Netherlands
• England

Which of the "Big Ideas" was best represented in the Mayflower Compact?

• due process
• self government
• limited government
• rights

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution? 

• The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures. 
• Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor. 
• The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia. 
• The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful.

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