Colonial Vocabulary

Which document guaranteed the same rights of Englishmen to colonists in the New World?

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

Which of the following documents stated grievances against the King of Great Britain and affirmed certain unalienable rights?

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London
• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
• Declaration of Independence
• US Constitution

Which of the following means a written plan of government or supreme law of the land?

• principle
• democracy 
• law
• constitution

Rights that cannot be taken away, rights we are born with......

• charter
• democracy
• unalienable
• constitution

Which of the following established the first form of national government for the United States? It also gave more powers to the states and created a weak central government....

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• US Constitution
• Virginia Declaration of Rights

In a _________________ government the people elect officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.

• communist
• dictatorial
• representative
• monarchical

What is a colony that is controlled by the royal government of England?

• Parliament Colony

• Royal Colony

• Monarch Colony

• Proprietary Colony

Who chooses the Colonial Governor?

• the colony founder

• the Colony

• Parliament

• the King

What type of colony is controlled by one person who allows other people to live there?

• Royal Colony

• Charter Colony

• Proprietary Colony

• Representative Colony

What type of government has elected individuals that represent the people?

• Monarch Government

• Charter Colony

• Representative Government