SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY
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republic
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democratic
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monarchy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Soon colonials began to associate this economic freedom with the political rights of self-government. The colonials set up their own governments to take care of their local needs. Each colony had a bicameral legislature except Pennsylvania, which retained a unicameral legislative body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Virginia, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were all initially established as self-governing colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 30, 1619, the newly appointed Governor, Sir George Yeardley, set in motion the concept of self-government in the Virginia colony. He called forth the first representative legislative assembly in America, establishing Virginia’s House of Burgesses-today, the Virginia Assembly.
Detailed explanation-4: -The colonies along the eastern coast of North America were formed under different types of charter, but most developed representative democratic governments to rule their territories.