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Forms of Early Government

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the Mayflower Compact written?

a)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

b)

Jamestown, Virginia

c)

New York, New York

d)

Boston, Massachusetts

2.

What is the Mayflower Compact?

a)

Set of rules for self-governance

b)

The name of the boat

c)

The monarchy

d)

The absolute rule

3.

What does consent of the governed mean?

a)

This means that permission to rule comes from the king

b)

This means that permission to rule comes from the government

c)

This means that permission to rule comes from the people.

d)

This means that permission to rule comes from the queen

4.

Why didn’t women sign the Mayflower Compact?

a)

There were no women there

b)

Women did not want to sign it

c)

Women didn't have a role in government. 

5.

When did the Virginia House of Burgesses start?

a)

1619

b)

1620

c)

1621

d)

1622

6.

What was the purpose of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

a)

To not pass laws

b)

To pass laws and maintain order in Virginia

c)

To pass laws and maintain order in New York

d)

To pass laws and maintain order in New Jersey

7.

What is Representative Government?

a)

Citizens vote to elect people to represent their interests and concerns in government

b)

Government officials elect themselves

c)

Citizen do not get to vote to elect people to represent their interests and concerns in government

8.

What were the first 2 forms of representative government in the United States?

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

Virginia House of Burgesses

c)

The Mayflower Compact and Virginia House of Burgesses

d)

The Mayflower Compact and Jamestown

9.

What is the monarchy?

a)

A type of government where the rulers are multiple people

b)

A type of government where the ruler is one person, usually a king, with ultimate power and authority in a country

c)

Representative Government

10.

When was the Mayflower Compact written and signed?

a)

1619

b)

1620

c)

1622

d)

1623