Unit 1 Test Review

Just as Jamestown was the FIRST English settlement in the New World, the Virginia House of Burgesses was the FIRST —

• example of free enterprise

• bicameral legislature

• established religion

• trade company

When and where was the Mayflower Compact signed?

• 1607, Virginia

• 1620, Plymouth

• 1629, Maryland

• 1639, Connecticut

The Mayflower Compact was created to —

• attract more settlers to the new colony

• satisfy church leaders back in England

• establish self government in the new colony

• justify settlement on American Indian lands

Which of the following was an important idea included in the Mayflower Compact?

• private property

• non violence

• self government

• religious freedom

The FIRST governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the —

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which of the following was NOT a motivation of English settlers to form colonies in North America?

• escaping religious persecution

• creating new economic opportunities

• expanding the international slave trade

• increasing the prestige of the English king

The first permanent English settlement in North America was —

• Vinland

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• St. Augustine

In what year was Jamestown founded?

• 1609

• 1607

• 1619

• 1620

In what year was Plymouth founded?

• 1607

• 1612

• 1620

• 1622

What is the significance of the year 1607 in American History?

• The House of Burgesses was formed

• The Mayflower Compact was signed

• The year when Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded