Colonial America Test (H)

European settlers came to North America to establish a ____ . This meant that while they were far away from their homeland, they were still governed by it.

The colonies each had a charter. What is a charter?

• A document granting the right to establish a colony

• A contract when renting a ship

• A governing body

• A vow to always be loyal to the King

What was the Magna Carta (1215)?

• A document that allowed colonists to make their own laws

• A charter given to the colonists to start a new colony

• A document that limited the power of the King of England

• The first agreement for self-government in the British colonies

Because of Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights, British subjects both in Great Britain and the British colonies felt entitled to....

• farms

• certain liberties, or rights

• the ability to vote in Parliament

• the ability to question the King

What is the name of the legislative body in Great Britain?

• Congress

• House of Burgesses

• Parliament

• King George III

What is the name of the legislative body in the United States today?

• Congress

• Senate

• Parliament

• House of Representatives

What was the House of Burgesses?

• A house where the King of England lived

• The first representative assembly in the British colonies

• A trading company in the British colonies

• The ship that brought the first colonists to America

Where was the House of Burgesses?

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Pennsylvania

In which colony was the Mayflower Compact (1620) established?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• New York

• Pennsylvania

The Mayflower Compact (1620) established a....

• majority-rule government

• unlimited government

• limited government

• monarchy