Social Studies CDB Review 5th

Who was allowed to sign the Mayflower Compact?

• All men and women who came to America

• Only the men who came on the Mayflower

Why was the Mayflower Compact written?

• A plan of self-government written by Pilgrims

• To show loyalty to the King

Why did early settlers (Pilgrims and Puritans) decide to leave England and come to the Americas?

• Freedom to choose their religion

• to get rich and build a government

How many colonies were there?

• 12 Colonies

• 10 Colonies

• 13 Colonies

What geographic factors made it possible for the colonies to have jobs such as shipbuilding, fishing, and logging?

• Water, harbor, trees

• Sand, mountains, soil

The 13 colonies had a variety of products that they produced such as cattle, rice, ships, timber, wheat, fish, iron. Why would they be able to produce such a variety of products?

• A lot of money

• abundant natural resources (farmland, ocean…)

The New England Colony town meeting and Virginia House of Burgesses were early efforts to…

• create monarchy.

• have a representative government.

What was the major reason colonists began to go against the British government?

• Taxation (Taxes)

• No Parties were allowed

What was the purpose of the Boston Tea Party?

• To protest the taxes Britain was enforcing

• To have a fun time while drinking tea

What was the key purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• Organize the laws of the US

• A letter of separation from England