Colonial Govt Quiz

In most colonial governments, which group of people were allowed to vote?

• property-owning white males

• married men and women

• all men over the age of 20

• anyone over the age of 25

Which document limited the power of the king?

• The Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

The Magna Carta was created in-

Which document was created in Colonial America?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• The Articles of Confederation

When was the Mayflower Compact written?

Which document was the first form of self-government in colonial America?

• Magna Carta

• The Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

Which factor most contributes to the creation of the documents in this list?

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of Mercantilism.

What was the importance of the formation of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619?

• It was the first elected assembly in the American colonies.

• It controlled all aspects of colonial government without any royal supervision.

• It established the principle that authority flows from the British monarch to the colonists.

• It created three equal branches of government, with checks on one another.

During American colonization who were the colonies ruled by?

• colonists

• English kings

• the president

Permission to create a legislative body in the colony of Virginia was granted in the 

• United States Constitution
• Charters from the King of England
• Declaration of Independence
• Ship's log of the Susan Constant