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Colonization - Growth of Representative Government

Quiz by Christian Wood

Grade 8
Social Studies
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1

    Which of the following describes a representative government?

    A government made up of people chosen by their towns to represent them

    A small group of religious clerics making key decisions

    One leader delegating specific tasks to assistants

    Keeping power in one family for centuries

    30s
    8.3.B: Social Studies - History
  • Q2

    What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

    First document to create self-government in America

    Reprimanded disorderly travelers

    Appointed the first president and elected legislature

    Abolished slavery in America

    30s
    8.3.B: Social Studies - History
  • Q3

    What did the Virginia House of Burgesses accomplish?

    Last evidence of English rule in the colonies

    Established the colony of Virginia

    First description of a free market system

    First representative legislature in the colonies

    30s
    8.3.B: Social Studies - History
  • Q4

    Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

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    The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent the colony of Virginia.

    Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.

    The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful. 

    The assembly served as a model of self-government for other colonial legislatures.

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    8.3.B: Social Studies - History
  • Q5

    Which statement best describes the influence of this document?

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    It established the concept of unalienable rights. 

    It helped establish the tradition of self-government.

    It was the first attempt to combine political and religious laws.

    It outlined a plan for independence from British rule.

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    8.3.B: Social Studies - History

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