1) This was the first example of self-government in America a) Mayflower Compact b) Virginia House of Burgesses c) Magna Carta d) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 2) This was the first written Constitution in America and it extended voting rights to non-church members a) Mayflower Compact b) Virginia House of Burgesses c) Magna Carta d) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 3) This became a model of representative government for other colonies a) Mayflower Compact b) Virginia House of Burgesses c) Magna Carta d) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 4) This limited the power of the king of England and granted Englishmen with the right to a trial by jury a) Mayflower Compact b) Virginia House of Burgesses c) Magna Carta d) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 5) Long winters and thin rocky soil made it farming difficult in which of the following regions? a) New England b) Middle c) Midwest d) Southern 6) A warm climate and fertile soil allowed which of the following regions to have a long growing season? a) New England b) Middle c) Midwest d) Southern 7) Which of the following regions specialized in corn and wheat and earned the nickname the "breadbasket"? a) New England b) Middle c) Southeast d) Southern 8) All of the following colonies were established by immigrants to escape religious persecution except a) Georgia b) Pennsylvania c) Massachusetts d) Maryland 9) Which of the following colonies was established as a safe haven for Catholics to worship freely? a) Georgia b) Pennsylvania c) Massachusetts d) Maryland 10) Which of the following colonies was established as a safe place for debtors and served as a buffer zone from Spain? a) Georgia b) Pennsylvania c) Massachusetts d) Maryland 11) Which of the following colonies was established by William Penn as a place for Quakers to worship freely? a) Georgia b) Pennsylvania c) Massachusetts d) Maryland 12) Which of the following represents the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America? a) b) c) d) 13) Which of the following represents the location where the Pilgrims settled in 1620? a) b) c) d) 14) Which of the following represents the colony established by Roger Williams? a) b) c) d) 15) Which of the following represents an economic activity of the New England colonies? a) b) c) d)

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