Topic 1 Lesson 6 American Colonial Governments

What is significant about the government of the Jamestown settlement?

• It was the first known direct democracy in the English colonies

• It was the first known representative democracy in the English colonies

•  It was the first British settlement to allow freedom of religion

•  It was the first British settlement to have a written constitution.

What factor most affected the economy of the British colonies in North America?

• how heavily they were taxed

•  the number of enslaved people

•  where the colonists came from

•  the area’s geographical features

Which statement best describes the Puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• They created a society that welcomed all religions and faiths

• They came as indentured servants but soon earned their freedom

• They wanted religious freedom for themselves but did not allow other beliefs.

• They remained loyal to the Church of England and followed its rules.

How did John Locke’s ideas influence the colonists’ views in the 1700s?

• They grew angry about having fewer rights than people in England.

•  They demanded a new social contract with England.

• They began to form independent local governments.

• They began to write new charters for their colonies.

What challenge did British governors in the colonies face?

• Enlightenment thinkers urged the colonists to rebel.

• Colonists refused to pay the taxes they imposed.

• They had to compete for power with local assemblies.

• Tensions between the colonies often disrupted trade.

Which of the following was an important industry in the Southern Colonies?

• indigo farming

•  fur trapping

•  shipbuilding

•  lumber milling