Colonization and Conflict:
1607 through the American Revolution
Session 4: Sample Assessment Items (VS.3 c&d) & (VS.5 a)

Asterisk (*) indicates correct answer.

1. Who granted the charters to colonize North America?
A. Captain John Smith
B. King of England *
C. Virginia Company of London
D. Powhatan Indians

2. The first system of representative government in Virginia was the __________.
A. Virginia Assembly *
B. Parliament
C. Council
D. Congress

3. In the 1600s, the only citizens who could vote were:
A. indentured servants
B. African people
C. adult men *
D. Powhatan Indians

4. The first elected legislative body in America was the _________
A. Virginia House of Burgesses *
B. Congress of the United States
C. Parliament of England
D. Virginia Company of London

5. The Virginia House of Burgesses later became and continues today as the _________
A. Governor’s Council
B. General Assembly *
C. United Nations
D. House of Commons

6. The colonists of Virginia believed that Parliament had no right to tax them because they had no _________
A. Armies
B. Representation *
C. Resource
D. Property

7. The document authored by Thomas Jefferson that states the people should have the authority to govern themselves is the _________
A. Virginia Declaration of Rights
B. Declaration of Independence *
C. Virginia Charters
D. Constitution of the United States of America

8. The colonists and Parliament disagreed over _________
A. how many English should settle in Virginia
B. how many English soldiers were needed to protect Virginia
C. how Virginia should be governed *
D. the king not visiting Virginia

9. “All people are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This quote from the Declaration of Independence was written by _________
A. Thomas Jefferson *
B. George Washington
C. King George
D. James Monroe