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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why is the Mayflower Compact considered an important step in the development of American democracy?
It established the principle of separation of church and state
it provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony
it defined colonial relations with local Native Americans
it outlawed slavery
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to the first representative government of the Jamestown colony?House of BurgessesMayflower CompactHouse of LordsParliament
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first permanent English colony in America?St. AugustineNew YorkJamestownRoanoke
- 4. Multiple Choice
The need for agricultural workers in the tobacco fields of colonial Virginia led to the-
formation of labor unions
decision to industrialize
improvement in farming
use of enslaved people from Africa
- 5. Multiple Choice
One reason for the importance of the Mayflower Compact was that it laid the foundation for-
the growth of representative government in the colonies
the development of English common law in the colonies
social freedom in colonial legislatures
a two-house legislature
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was the Jamestown Colony Founded?1620177616071803
- 7. Multiple ChoiceEconomic theory which said that a nation should export more than they import, and should create colonies for natural resources.MercantilismTriangle TradeNavigation Acts
- 8. Multiple Choice
The House of __________________ was the first representative government in the New World.
Representatives
Burgesses
Confederation
Gentlemen
- 9. Multiple Choice
Jamestown's economy depends on what?
Fishing
Fur trade
Agriculture
Hunting
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Pilgrims came to America for which reason?
To trade with the Native Americans
seeking religious freedom
to discover gold
to farm tobacco
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
it limited the power of future colonial governments.
it weakened the influence of religion in government.
it established a form of self-government based on a social contract.
it guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn a _________________ government the people elect officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.communistdictatorialrepresentativemonarchical
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the type of economy called in which the colony exists to make money for the mother country?Free EnterpriseMercantilismSocialismNone
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