Constitutional Foundations-1

Why did many early people continue to colonize America despite the many dangers they faced upon arrival?

• For social and economic opportunities.

• To become explorers of the New World.

• To bring back riches to their home country.

• For access to political power

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

• an attempt by the colonists to establish freedom of religion

• an early attempt to establish universal suffrage

• an effort by the colonists to use force to resist the King

• a clear step toward self-government

-Jamestown, founded in 1607

-Plymouth Colony, founded in 1620

-New Amsterdam (NYC), founded in 1625

These early colonial settlements were similar in that each was located

• near the coastline

• at the base of a mountain range

• in an arid climate

• on offshore islands

The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses were both examples of the efforts of colonial Americans to

• establish religious freedom

• use democratic practices in government

• protest British land policies

• overthrow British royal governors

-Villages with town meetings

-Small farms

-First American College

-Establishment of a religious based colony

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Spanish Colonies

The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses were important to the development of democracy in colonial America because they

• expanded freedom of religion

• granted voting rights to all white males

• protected private ownership of property

• promoted self-government

What important legacy (lasting contribution) did the Puritans leave to New England and surrounding colonies?

• A plan for future success in agricultural

• The traditional plantation lifestyle

• A system for educating all children

• Architectural plans for the future city of Boston

The Mayflower Compact of 1620 is considered an important step in the development of democracy in America because it

• granted all males the right to vote

• created the first colonial judiciary

• expressed the importance of self-government

• established freedom of religion

Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies?

• It began the practice of legislative override of executive vetoes

• It provided an example of a representative form of government

• It provided for direct election of senators

• It created the first written constitution in America

The original settlements in the thirteen British colonies were all located

• along the Gulf Coast

• on the Great Plains

• west of the Mississippi River

• east of the Appalachian Mountains