Origins of American Government

Why did European countries expand their territory to the New World?

• To conquer new lands and expand their wealth and power

• To find new markets and routes for trade

• To spread their religion to non-believers

• All of the above

How did Native Americans and Europeans have different ideas about land?

• Native Americans saw land as something you could own, while Europeans saw it as a resource

• Native Americans saw land as something you could use and share, while Europeans saw it as something that could belong to someone

• Native Americans saw land as something you could buy and sell, while Europeans saw it as something you could live on

• Native Americans and Europeans had the same ideas about land

What were the three types of colonies that most colonies started as?

• Charter, proprietary, and royal colonies

• Charter, religious, and royal colonies

• Proprietary, religious, and royal colonies

• Charter, proprietary, and religious colonies

What was the first permanent colony in the United States?

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• New Amsterdam, New York

• Roanoke, North Carolina

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A formal agreement that bound the colonists into a government to ensure the colony's common good

• A ship that brought the Pilgrims to Virginia colony

• A document that granted religious freedom to all colonists

• A treaty between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims

What was the role of colonial assemblies in governing the colonies?

• To oversee the colony's governor

• To advise the governor

• To make and pass laws for the colony

• All of the above

What were some of the rights guaranteed by the Massachusetts Body of Liberties?

• Due process of law, free speech, trial by jury

• Protection against cruel and unusual punishment

• Rights for freemen and men

• All of the above

Who were excluded from voting and the guarantee of rights in early colonial governments?

• Indentured servants, women, and enslaved Africans

• Only women and enslaved Africans

• Only indentured servants and women

• Only enslaved Africans

Why did self-government work in the colonies?

• It was convenient for England

• New ideas about government were spreading

• The colonists were used to having a say in their government

• All of the above

What event led to the colonists' desire for self-government and eventually the American Revolution?

• The passing of new tax laws by Britain

• The establishment of the Continental Congress

• The signing of the Mayflower Compact

• The creation of the Virginia General Assembly