Colonial Government

Governments in the colonies were influenced by and sometimes controlled by this country:

• France

• the United States of America

• England

• Spain

This document written in 1215, established rights and the idea that government should be limited:

• the English Bill of RIghts

• the Magna Carta

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Common Law

This document signed in 1689 further reduced the powers of the monarchy and established more rights for ordinary citizens:

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Mayflower Compact

• the English Bill of Rights

• the Magna Carta

This period and movement spread ideas for better government throughout Europe and eventually the American colonies:

• the Enlightenment

• the Renaissance

• the Great Awakening

• the Golden Age

One part of the legislature in England was elected by the citizens. This legislature made laws for the good of the common people. What kind of democracy does this describe?

• Direct Democracy

• Common Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Representative Democracy

The Pilgrims created and signed this document establishing the principles of self-government and a social contract:

• the Magna Carta

• the Pilgrim's Bill of Rights

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Religious Toleration Act

Virginia had an elected assembly/legislature known as:

• the House of Burgesses

• the House of Lords

• the House of Representatives

• the House of Commons

Colonial courts used previous English court decisions to decide cases. This collection of decisions are known as:

• the Colonial Court System

• English Common Cases

• the English Bill of Rights

• English Common Law

There were three basic types of colonies and colonial governments. They were:

• Charter, Royal, & Proprietary

• Corporate, Charter, & Royal

• Independent, Royal, & Property

• Religious, Business, & Indentured

Tensions often arose between the colonists and this individual, appointed by the King, when they tried to carry out England's orders:

• the Royal Mayor

• the Royal Governor

• the Royal Appointee

• the Royal Executive