Week 8 Colonial Governments

Why did the Puritans, Pilgrims, and Quakers leave England and move to the colonies?

• for economic gain

• for religious freedom

• to become famous

• to start new careers

Match the colonist with his description. William Bradford

• founded Rhode Island

• founded Pennsylvania

• founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Match the colonist with his description. William Penn

• founded Rhode Island

• founded Pennsylvania

• founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Match the colonist with his description. Roger Williams

• founded Rhode Island

• founded Pennsylvania

• founded Massachusetts Bay Colony

Why was the Mayflower Compact important to the Plymouth Colony?

• It granted the colonists land.

• It established rules for the colony.

• It allowed travel to other colonies.

• It permitted colonists off the ship.

The people of the colony elected men to be part of a council that worked with the governor. This is an example of __________. 

• Monarchy

• Self-Government

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

In __________ colonies, eligible voters elected the governor.

• Charter

• Proprietary

• Limited

• Royal

Where was the first elected representative government in the American colonies?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• St. Augustine

Only people living in __________ got to vote in the elections choosing members of Parliament.

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• Great Britain

• Virginia

__________ colonies were self-governed or governed by a stockholding company.

• Charter

• Proprietary

• Limited

• Royal