13 English Colonies (2025) Burns Review Lesson

Describe what type of government ‘The House of Burgesses’ setup in Virginia in 1619.

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

• Communism

• Representative Democracy (Republic)

 Identify the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States.

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Charlestown, South Carolina

• Jupiter, Florida

• St Augustine, Florida

n 1215, English nobles had forced King John to sign the Magna Carta.  What did the Magna Carta accomplish

• Gave the King unlimited power

• King could not raise taxes without the people's permission, people began to gain rights , and the king started to lose power.

• Created a Communist dictator

• Direct democracy

Agreement between nations to aid and protect each other

• Pioneer

• Pueblo

• Alliance

• Veto

Identify the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States. (1607)

Frontier settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon who attacked peaceful Indian tribes, led his followers to Jamestown and burned the capital. The rebellion lasted only a short time and the followers were executed.

• Boston Tea Party

• Bacon's Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Bacon and Eggs Rebellion

Massachusetts is a part of which colonial region?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

New York is a part of which colonial region?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

Virginia is a part of which colonial region?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

Which colonial region had rocky soil, rich ocean waters, and harbors for large ships?

• New England
• Middle
• Southern