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Colonial Representative Government
#1 Who created the Mayflower Compact? The Pilgrims
#2 What was the Mayflower Compact? An agreement to establish and obey the laws.
#3 What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
#4 The Mayflower Compact, Virginia House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are precedents of what? Representative Government
#5 Name a limited self government that was established in the colonies? Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
13 Colonies
#1 What region in the 13 colonies had yearly growing seasons and had large plantations for economic development? Southern Colonies
#2 What colony established for religious reasons: Rhode Island, Virginia, New York, Georgia? Rhode Island
#3 What colony did William Penn establish for Quakers? Pennsylvania
#4 Why did the British colonies all settle on the eastern coast line? Easy to sail from and to England
#5 What two religious groups settled in Massachusetts Pilgrims and Puritans
French and Indian War
#1 Who fought against the British? French and Native Americans
#2 During what year was the French and Indian War fought ? 1754- 1763
#3 What area was the name of the area the war was fought for Ohio River Valley
#4 What visible geographic feature was used as the boundry of the Proclamation Line of 1763 Appalachian Mountains
#5 What document was signed to end the French and Indian War? Year? Treaty of Paris 1763
European Exploration
#1 Name one European Country that explored the New World Spain, Portugal, France, Britain
#2 Why were the Europeans able to find a water route to asia? Navigational skills, new technology
#3 What did the Europeans do when they found the New World? Expanded thier empire, searched for riches, converted natives to Christianity
#4 What country established a fur trade in North America France
#5 What did all the European countries have in common in the New World? They all establish settlements in the New World
Roots of Representative
#1 What is Englands Representative government called? Parliament
#2 What are the law making bodies called in Englands Parliament? House of Commons and House of Lords
#3 What was one thing the Magna Carta forbad the King from doing? Could not sieze land, could not be taxed unless a council agreed, could only be tried by a jury of their peers
#4 What was the English Bill of Rights? agreement the king or queen could not cancel laws or impose taxes unless Parliament agreed
#5 What were the colonial representative able to do in the colonies? made laws, had authority to tax, paid governer's salary
Final Question
Name all the colonies starting from the New England and ending with the last colony in the Southern Colony? New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia