Question
The American settlements that were given the right to help govern themselves were:
New England
New Orleans
Virginia
Philadelphia
New England
New Orleans
Virginia
Philadelphia
Answers
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The American settlements that were given the right to help govern themselves primarily included Virginia and the New England colonies.
- **Virginia** was one of the first colonies to have a form of self-governance through the establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619, which allowed settlers to create their own laws and govern local matters.
- **New England** colonies, particularly through the Mayflower Compact (1620) and town meetings, also developed self-governing structures that allowed settlers to make decisions about their local governance.
**Philadelphia** was not an independent settlement at the time it was founded (it was part of Pennsylvania) and did not have a distinct self-governance right apart from the colony.
**New Orleans** was a French settlement before becoming part of the United States, so it didn't fit into the same context of early self-governance as the others.
Therefore, the correct answers regarding settlements with governance rights would be **Virginia** and the **New England** colonies.
- **Virginia** was one of the first colonies to have a form of self-governance through the establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619, which allowed settlers to create their own laws and govern local matters.
- **New England** colonies, particularly through the Mayflower Compact (1620) and town meetings, also developed self-governing structures that allowed settlers to make decisions about their local governance.
**Philadelphia** was not an independent settlement at the time it was founded (it was part of Pennsylvania) and did not have a distinct self-governance right apart from the colony.
**New Orleans** was a French settlement before becoming part of the United States, so it didn't fit into the same context of early self-governance as the others.
Therefore, the correct answers regarding settlements with governance rights would be **Virginia** and the **New England** colonies.