Representative Government

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Which groups of people are forcing King John to sign a document in 1215 in the painting? Options: knights, nobles, peasants, serfs

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nobles

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C

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B

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Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact? Options: The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.”, The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy, The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower, None of the above.

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The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.”

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Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

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to establish an orderly community

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When was Mayflower Compact written?

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1620

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Which document limited the power of the King of England? Options: English Bill of Rights, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact

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Magna Carta

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What is the significance of the House of Burgesses?

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The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

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*Distance from Great Britain
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to:

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growth of representative government in the British colonies

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What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

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it provided the basis for a self-governing colony