Colonial Government and Town Meetings Exercise

Colonial Government and Town Meetings

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Colonial Government and Town Meetings

Discover how towns were governed and how decisions were made in the American colonies. Learn about local leadership and the role of town meetings.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What New England gathering allowed citizens to vote directly on local issues?

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    What was the name of the first representative assembly in Virginia (1619)?

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    What agreement signed by the Pilgrims in 1620 established self-government?

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    Who was appointed by the King of England to rule over a royal colony?

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    Who was allowed to vote in most colonial elections?

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    What was the first written constitution in America?

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    What kinds of decisions were made at New England town meetings?

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    Town meetings in New England were an early example of:

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    Representatives elected to the Virginia assembly were known as:

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    Which European nation ruled over all Thirteen American Colonies?

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    Because southern plantations were far apart, local government took the form of a:

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    Colonial assemblies helped build the tradition of American: