Early American Colonies

First legislative body of colonial America

• Parliament

• House of Burgesses

• Congress

• Powhatan Council

Pilgrims landed where in 1620?

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Philadelphia

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

What percent of Pilgrims died the first winter?

• 33

• 50

• 25

• 100

In the New England colonies, Pilgrims felt life should be centered around the

• family

• economy

• school

• church

What religion was practiced by people of Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Catholicism

• Puritanism

• Methodist

• Witchcraft

What happened in 1607?

• House of Burgesses was formed?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were written

• Jamestown was settled

• Mayflower Compact was written

What was the biggest difference between New England colonies and the Southern colonies?

• New England was ruled by the English while the Southern colonies was ruled by the Spanish

• New England had many settlers trying to create businesses and the Southern colonies had church builders

• New England had colonists looking to make war with Native Americans and the Southern colonies had female leaders

• New England had many religious settlers and Southern colonies had colonists trying to get rich

Which phrase explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• Christian citizens

• loyal English citizens

• self-governing citizens

• equal rights citizens

What was a primary reason New England had a different economy than the rest of the colonies?

• poor trade

• poor soil (geography)

• strong religion

• good weather

In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses was created. In 1620, the Mayflower Compact was signed. In 1639, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were signed. What did these three things show?

• A strict religious upbringing by including the Bible in government

• Representative government by allowing colonists to participate in government

• Loyalty to the king by keeping English traditions

• A rebellious nature by overthrowing power