Historical Documents
The 1st written constitution in the colonies.
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
The New England colonies were all established for-
What is RELIGIOUS FREEDOM?
The primary reason that the colonists had to govern themselves was-
What is they were 3,000 miles from England?
William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania as a religious refuge for -
Who were the Quakers?
The author of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
Who was Thomas Hooker?
The Mayflower Compact contributed to the growth of representative government by-
What is establishing SELF-GOVERNMENT and a SOCIAL CONTRACT?
The New England colonies were limited agriculturally because of their-
What is
* Thin, rocky soil
* Cold climate
* short growing season?
Colonists established representative government to-
What is to provide a structure for solving local problems and making laws?
Jamestown, the first successful English colony in North America, was established for-
What was ECONOMIC reasons?
John Locke supported the belief that governments exist to-
What is protect the rights of the individual?
The Magna Carta influenced the American government by -
What is establishing the idea of DUE PROCESS of law?
The Middle Colonies were known as the "breadbasket colonies" due to-
What is the growing of cash crop GRAINS (wheat, oats, barley) in the region?
The Virginia House of Burgesses is important because-
What is it established REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT in the colonies?
The colony of Georgia was known as-
What is the BUFFER colony and the DEBTOR colony?
Mercantilism is-
What is an economic system in which the colonies only exist for the good of the Mother country?
The English Bill of Rights (1689) influenced the American government by-
What is establishing the right to a TRIAL BY JURY?
The Southern colonies all had economies based on cash crop agriculture due to-
What is
* Fertile soil
* Hot, sunny climate with lots of rain
* Long growing season?
The British policy of Salutary Neglect from 1650-1750 led the colonies to-
What is develop self-government to handle local issues with minimal English involvement?
Roger Williams founded the colony of Rhode Island in 1647 to insure-
What is the FREEDOM OF RELIGION and the SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE?
The geography, climate, and natural resources of a region-
What is determine the ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES of the region?
* The Magna Carta
* English Bill of Rights
* Mayflower Compact
The ideals represented in these documents resulted in-
What is the belief that colonists have a voice in government?
The Transatlantic Slave Trade was driven by the need for-
What is LABOR for the PLANTATION SYSTEM in the Southern colonies?
The impact of the First Great Awakening was-
What is it focused on individual religious experiences and emphasized PERSONAL LIBERTY and EQUALITY?
The colony of Massachusetts was founded for-
What is RELIGIOUS REFUGE for Puritans?
Mercantilism contributed to tension between the English government and the colonists by-
What is limiting the economic freedom of the colonists and favoring British businesses?