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WorksheetsRepresentative Government
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215. Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document?
a)
knights
b)
nobles
c)
peasants
d)
serfs
2.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.”
b)
The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
c)
The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
d)
None of the above.
5.
Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
6.
When was Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1410
b)
1492
c)
1655
d)
1620
7.
Which of the following documents limited the power of the King of England?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Mayflower Compact
8.
Which statement explains the significance of the House of Burgesses?
a)
the assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures
b)
colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor
c)
the assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia
d)
the king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful
9.
*Distance from Great Britain
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the
a)
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
b)
election of British colonists to Parliament
c)
growth of representative government in the British colonies
d)
expansion of British trade in the Americas
10.
What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
it provided the basis for a self-governing colony
b)
it established the first representative assembly in America
c)
it extended voting rights to non-church members
d)
It established the idea of due process
11.
Which of the following is in correct chronological order?
a)
Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Magna Carta, House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of Rights
c)
House of Burgesses, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of Rights
d)
Mayflower Comapct, Magna Carta, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of Rights
12.
Important government document for the colony of Connecticut.
Established the principle of self-government.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
US Constitution
c)
Fundamental Order of Connecticut
d)
US Bill of Rights
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