Thirteen Colonies

Which document established an early form of self-government in the Plymouth Colony?

• Magna Carta

• Thanksgiving Proclamation

• Jamestown Charter

• Mayflower Compact

Which document said that all settlers in Jamestown had the same rights as the people in England?

• Virginia Charter

• Richmond Dispatch

• Mayflower Compact

• Jamestown Articles

Why was the House of Burgesses important?

• It made all the laws for Virginia until 1800.

• It was the earliest representative assembly in the European colonies.

• It decided who in Massachusetts could vote and who could not.

• It represented everyone in all of the colonies.

Which best describes most of the early Jamestown settlers?

• soldiers prepared to fight the Indians

• farmers with experience and skills

• gentlemen unprepared for hard work

• carpenters ready to build shelters

Which product made Jamestown an economic success?

• wheat

• gold

• tobacco

• glass

Which explains the beginning of slavery in Virginia?

• the need for craftsmen

• the need for soldiers

• the need for gold miners

• the need for field workers

Which caused people to leave England and go to America in the 1600s?

• tyranny and oppression

• civil war and looting

• earthquakes and fires

• poverty and overcrowding

Why did the Puritans believe in educating everyone?

• so they could become farmers

• so they could read newspapers

• so they could write home to England

• so they could read the Bible

Which statement about the Puritans is not true?

• They believed in education for all.

• They welcomed people of all religions.

• They settled in New England.

• They worked hard to succeed.

Which caused serious conflict between Native Americans and colonists?

• water sources

• fishing rights

• land ownership

• hunting laws