Social Studies Unit 3 pre and post assessment

What was the main purpose of the colonial government?

• To establish religious freedom

• To ensure the economic success of the colony

• To protect individual rights and freedoms

  
  

•  To maintain order and stability in the colony

What was the Mayflower Compact?

• It was a ship that sailed across the ocean.

• It was a written contract for the first government established in the New World

•  It granted religious freedom to all settlers in the New World

• It began the first trade between the Pilgrims and American Indians.

What was the House of Burgesses?

• It was the first elected governing body.

• It was the governor's council.

• It was a court of law.

• It was a religious council.

What was the main reason for the Plymouth landing?

• To establish a new trade route

• To separate from the Church of England and raise their children how they wanted to.

• To discover new lands

• To expand the British power

How did colonial legislature, courts, and governors play important roles in America? Pick 3.

• By making and enforcing the colony laws

• Providing justice (guilty/innocent)

• Representing the interests of the crown

• By organizing military campaigns

What is representative government?

• A government where the citizens elect a representative to make decisions.

• A form of government where a single person has all power

• A type of government where military leaders lead.

• A system where wealthy people make all decisions.