Early Colonial Governments

This document was signed in 1620 off of Massachusetts establishing the principles of self-government and a social contract for settlers to North America

• The House of Burgesses

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Federalist Papers

What was Virginia’s first elected assembly called?

• The Parliament

• Congress

• House of Burgesses

• Charter

Courts in the 13 Colonies were based on this system of law, which used hundreds of years of court case decisions to determine current ones?

• English Common Law

• The Constitution

• The English Bill of Rights

• Social Contract

Which type of colony was the most democratic and allowed to self govern?

• Royal

• Propreitary

• Charter

The three types of Colonies

• International, Royal and Limited

• Leased and Restricted

• Charter, Royal and Proprietary

• Limited Liability, Royal and Danish

A type of Colony owned by one person?

• Royal

• Proprietary

• Charter

• Delegate

A town meeting was where people of New England ___________________________________.

• listened to sermons all day

• voted on laws and elected leaders

• raised their livestock

• taught their children how to read the Bible

Even though many colonies started out as self-governing, what type of colonies did they start to become by the 1700s, causing tension?

• Proprietary

• Democratic

• Charter

• Royal

The Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of?

• Early colonial efforts in self-government

• colonial protests against British taxation

• Governments imposed by Parliament

• Attempts to limit democracy

Both Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were early colonial

• Complaints against the British monarchy

• Arguments for a free-market economy

• Treaties with Native Americans

• Plans for self-government