House of Burgesses/ Mayflower Compact/ FOC

Match the date with the significant creations

• Mayflower Compact

• 1689

• The House of Burgesses

• 1620

• English Bill of Rights

• 1636 (1639)

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• 1619

Match the colony with the significant creations

• Mayflower Compact

• Plymouth

• The House of Burgesses

• England

• English Bill of Rights

• Connecticut

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Virginia

Match the creation with its significance

• The House of Burgesses

• First elected representative assembly in colonies.

• English Bill of Rights

• First written constitution in the colonies.

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Limited powers of English monarch.

• Mayflower Compact

• First attempt at self-government in the colonies.

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

• created a general council to manage the colonies

• experienced strict control by Parliament

• established their own representative governments

• appointed governors who reported to the King

Which of the following completes the sentence above?

• limited property ownership to church members

• extended voting rights beyond church members

• restricted trade with neighboring colonies

• asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony

The factors listed above contributed most to the —

• creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

• election of British colonists to Parliament

• growth of representative government in the British colonies

• expansion of British trade in the Americas

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

• The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

• Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.

• The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.

• The king revoked Virginia’s charter because the assembly became too powerful.

Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

• It helped establish the tradition of self-government.

• It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.

• It established the concept of unalienable rights.

• It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

Which factor most contributed 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