Colonial governments

Which was the first permanent settlement in the new world?

• Roanoke
• Plymouth
• Jamestown
• St. Augustine

What was the real purpose for the colonies?

• To enrich the British
• To build slavery 
• To maintain religious tolerance
• To help poor English settlers

Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?

• The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” 
• The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
• The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
• None of the above. 

 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

During American colonization who were the colonies ruled by?

• colonists

• English kings

• the president

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

In 1619, only __________ were considered citizens and could elect burgesses. 

• men and women
• adult white men
• male slaves
• First Americans

By the 1640's, the meeting of two citizen representatives with the governor and the council became a separate legislative body called the Virginia

• House of Burgesses
• House of Delegates
• Senate
• Government

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