Government in the Colonies

This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215.  Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document?

• knights 
• nobles
• peasants
• serfs

 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

When was Mayflower Compact written?

• 1410
• 1492
• 1655
• 1620

Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?

• English Bill of Rights
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Magna Carta
• Mayflower Compact

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

• creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
• election of British colonists to Parliament
• growth of representative government in the British colonies
• 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

Important government document for the colony of Connecticut.

Established the principle of self-government.

• Mayflower Compact

• US Constitution

• Fundamental Order of Connecticut

• US Bill of Rights

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.

What was the purpose of a town meeting?

• to hire new colonists for new jobs

• to help solve issues (problems) of the colonists

• to catch up on all of the town gossip