III. Early Forms Of American Government

Question 1

What is the Mayflower compact?

Answer 1

a document that established a “Civil Body Politic”

Question 2

What did the Virginia House of burgesses contribute?

Answer 2

First representative government in the colonies

Question 3

What did the new England town meetings contribute?

Answer 3

developed a type of town meeting to discuss particular issues

Question 4

What did the New England Confederation/Dominion contribute?

Answer 4

short-lived military alliance of the English colonies

Question 5

What did the Albany plan of union contribute?

Answer 5

First call for colonial unity but it was never implemented.

Question 6

What was the stamp act Congress?

Answer 6

• Protested the stamp act
• adopted a policy of boycotting British goods
• successfully brought about it’s repeal