8.02 Plymouth Colony

What event is depicted in this painting?

• the signing of the Mayflower Compact

• the creation of the House of Burgesses

• the signing of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• the purchase of New York

During the Colonial Era, the original settlers of the New England region came to the continent for what reason?

• Gold

• plantation agriculture

• religious freedom

• social equality

Why did many Protestant settlers flee England?

• They did not like the Catholic religion imposed by the Queen.

• They wanted to set up new towns based on Puritan religious beliefs.

• They believed God revealed himself to their leader and told them to explore North America.

What ideas about American government were expressed in the Mayflower Compact?

• A. A colony should treat the Native Americans honestly and fairly.

• B. Colonists needed to have a financial stake in the success of their colonies.

• C. A society should be based on a set of rules chosen by its members.

The Mayflower Compact, the House of Burgesses, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are all examples of what?

• A. parliamentary government

• B. self-government

• C. joint stock companies

• D. town hall meetings

Which group of North American colonists first developed a system of self-government?

• A. the Dutch

• B. the Quakers

• C. the Pilgrims

• D. the French

This guy was their interpreter and he taught them how to grow corn, where to fish, and was their guide to bring them to unknown places for their profit.

• William Bradford

• Pocahontas

• Squanto

• Miles Standish

Which are examples of institutions adopted by early English settlers that contributed to the foundations of American democracy?

• Mayflower Compact in Plymouth and the House of Burgesses in Virginia

• Headright system in Virginia and the representative assembly in Pennsylvania

• Joint stock companies in Virginia and the Lords Proprietors in the Carolinas

Which historic document, signed in 1620, laid the foundation for creating a government by the people and for the people in the British colonies?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

What foundational political principle was established by the Mayflower Compact of 1620?

• direct democracy

• freedom of speech

• separation of church and state

• trial by jury of peers