Unit 1 Representative Government

 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

•  to show that they opposed representative government.
• to establish an orderly community
•  to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
•  to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

The House of Burgesses is important in history because it was the 

• the first time a council advised the Virginia Company
• only legislative body in England
• first election of women as leaders
• first elective legislative body in America

Which document was the first Constitution ever written?

• U.S. Consistution

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Bill of Rights

In 1619, only __________ were considered citizens and could elect burgesses. 

• men and women
• adult white men
• male slaves
• First Americans

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410
• 1492
• 1655
• 1620

The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________

• their own government
• the First Americans
• the Royal Governor
• the King of England

Based on the wording of the Mayflower Compact, the document would MOST

affect the new colony’s

• religion

• laws

• honour

• time

The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with

• abuses by absolute monarchs
• establishment of religious toleration
• steps toward colonial self-government
• adoption of universal suffrage

Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully.  What was this called?

• Pilgrims' Pact
• Plymouth Promise
• House of Burgesses
• Mayflower Compact

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

• divine oversight of government

• popular sovereignty

• democratic self-government

• constitutional monarchy