Crops that are grown to be sold for profit

Plants that are really, really tall

Crops that are grown for the farmer to consume

Why did most people come to the New England colonies?

They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.

They wanted to make money by working in factories.

They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.

They were looking for a more diverse place to live.

Which of the following documents extended voting rights to non-church members?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which statement explains the significance of the House of Burgesses?

the assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor

the assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia

the king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful

*Distance from Great Britain *Mayflower Compact *Town hall meetings The factors listed above contributed most to the

growth of representative government in the British colonies

creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

election of British colonists to Parliament

expansion of British trade in the Americas

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

it provided the basis for a self-governing colony

it established the first representative assembly in America

it extended voting rights to non-church members

It established the idea of due process

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

steps toward colonial self-government

establishment of religious toleration

What was the real purpose for the colonies?

To maintain religious tolerance

What is the House of Burgesses?

The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in the American colonies.

The first group of elected representatives to leave the colonies.

The first house that was built in Jamestown, Virginia.

_______________________ was the first written colonial constitution.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The Fundamental Orders of Massachsetts

The Declaration Of Independence

In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

steps in the growth of representative democracy

colonial attempts to build a strong national government

efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies

Mercantilism is when a country builds its wealth by this system.

The colonies are only allowed to trade with the mother country

Allowing free trade in its colonies

The government monitors all trade

Who were the Puritans?

Believed in religious freedom from the church of England

Who were the Quakers?

Religious group that had self-government

What is Mercantilism?

An economic system based on making the "mother" country richer and more powerful

A system of government in South America.

A system of imprisonment in the Netherlands.

A system of oppressive trade between two European nations.

What is the correct order of events for the following important moments in US History?

Jamestown, Virginia house of Burgesses, Mayflower compact, Fundamental orders of Connecticut

Virginia house of Burgesses, Jamestown, Mayflower compact, Fundamental orders of Connecticut

Virginia house of Burgesses, Jamestown,Fundamental orders of Connecticut

8.3 (B) The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and FundamentalOrders of Connecticut were important in the development of democracy because they --

focused on the importance of self-government.

gave all colonists the right to vote.

overrode the power of the English king

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Which region of colonies' economy was built around trade and fishing?

New England

Middle

Southern

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Which colony was populated by Quakers?

New York

New Netherlands

Maryland

Pennsylvania

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Which region of colonies' economy consisted of Plantation Agricultural?

New England

Middle

Southern

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What two colonies were both founded by individuals kicked out of Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Rhode Island and Georgia

New York and New Jersey

Virginia and North Carolina

Rhode Island and Conneticut

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Which colony was originally colonized as a safe haven for Catholics?

Virginia

Massachusetts

Pennsylvania

Maryland

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The population of Georgia was made up primarily of....

Debtors

Women

Catholics

Quakers

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This colony was founded to protect the 13 colonies from Spanish Florida...

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New Hampshire

Georgia

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Colonial Regions Review

Which region of colonies' economy was built around trade and fishing?

Which colony was populated by Quakers?

Which region of colonies' economy consisted of Plantation Agricultural?

What two colonies were both founded by individuals kicked out of Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Which colony was originally colonized as a safe haven for Catholics?

The population of Georgia was made up primarily of....

This colony was founded to protect the 13 colonies from Spanish Florida...

Which region of colonies depended on farming the least?

The colonies in yellow belong to what region?

The colonies in green belong to what region?

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