Colonial Government

The very first Legislature in the American Colonies was called:

• The House of Lords

• House of Burgesses

• The House of Commons

• The House of Represenatives

There were how many different types of colonial governments in the colonies prior to American Independence?

• 4

• 3

• 13

• 10

One type of colonial government was called a Charter. This is where the King:

• Granted a company the right to set up colony with its own colonial government. Often included a representative assembly.

• Granted a family a plot of land in which to set up a colony, usually with an appointed governor and a representative assembly

• Appointed a Royal Governor who would govern the colony on behalf of the King.

• Directly ruled the colony and made all the decisions concerning the issues facing the colony.

A proprietary colony was a colony that:

• Was controlled directly by the King of England

• Was controlled indirectly by the King of England.

• Was run by the owner of the colony through an appointed governor.

• Was run by an elected body of respresenatives.

In the colonies, who had the right to vote?

• Only colonial citizens could vote.

• Only residents could vote.

• Only citizen landowners could vote.

• Only male, white, landowners could vote.

In the colonies, the final authority was the:

• King of England.

• The Citizens

• The Governor

• The Appointed Coucil

The main reason why the colonies ended up created their own governments was because:

• The English Parliament did not really care about local issues.

• The Governor wanted to have the final say on government matters.

• The People wanted their own local assemblies.

• The King was too busy to care about the colonies.

Most people in the colonies already understood that they had some individual rights because of:

• The Mayflower Compact of 1620.

• The Magna Carta of 1215

• The US Bill of Rights

• The English Bill of Rights of 1689

The first example of a representative form of government being created in the New World was:

• The Mayflower Compact of 1620

• The House of Burgesses in 1619

• The Articles of Confederation in 1778

• The US Constitution of 1787

Although the House of Burgesses was the first colonial legislature in the New World, it was not until "this" event happened, that ordinary people, who were not landowners, could actually have a say in creating their own government?

• House of Burgesses 1619

• Mayflower Compact of 1620

• The English Bill of Rights of 1689

• The Petition of Right in 1628