Government in Colonial America

1. This document signed in 1215, first limited the powers of the king or queen of England and established certain rights?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

1. This document signed in 1689 further limited the power of the king and queen of England and solidified certain rights?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers

1. This document was signed in 1620 off of Massachusetts establishing the principles of self-government and a social contract for settlers to North America

• The House of Burgesses

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Federalist Papers

1. What was Virginia’s first elected assembly called?

• The Parliament

• Congress

• House of Burgesses

• Charter

1. Courts in the 13 Colonies were based on this system of law, which used hundreds of years of court case decisions to determine current ones?

• English Common Law

• The Constitution

• The English Bill of Rights

• Social Contract