Colonial Government

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Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish? Options: Direct democracy, An elected legislature, Separation of powers, Checks and balances

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An elected legislature

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The Virginia House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies because it

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provided an example of representative government

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Which heading best completes the heading above? Options: attempts to overthrow British rule, development of self-government in the American colonies, establish of British parliamentary control over the colonies, social reform movements in the American colonies

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development of self-government in the American colonies

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The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents

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a clear step towards self-government

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The creation of the House of Burgesses and the signing of the Mayflower Compact showed that American colonists

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practiced elements of self-government

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The Virginia company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could

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self-govern on a local level

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Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list? Options: an opportunity to trade with American Indians, the distance of the colonies from Great Britain, the doctrine of the Church of England, the economic system of mercantilism

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the distance of the colonies from Great Britain

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Which sentence best completes this diagram? Options: the puritans allowed women to participate in government, the puritans refused to obey the appointed governor, the puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts, the puritans developed a form of representative government

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the puritans developed a form of representative government