Order. Arrange the listed events to trace the evolution of self-government in British North America, from the earliest event to the latest.

Question

The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies, convenes in Philadelphia.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted as the first written constitution in the New World.
The British Parliament unofficially adopts a policy of salutary neglect concerning the North American colonies.
The House of Burgesses meets for the first time as a legislative body for the Colony of Virginia.

Answer 1

To trace the evolution of self-government in British North America, the events can be arranged in the following chronological order:

1. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted as the first written constitution in the New World. (1638)
2. The House of Burgesses meets for the first time as a legislative body for the Colony of Virginia. (1619)
3. The British Parliament unofficially adopts a policy of salutary neglect concerning the North American colonies. (early 1700s)
4. The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies, convenes in Philadelphia. (1774)

So the correct order is:

1. The House of Burgesses meets for the first time as a legislative body for the Colony of Virginia.
2. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted as the first written constitution in the New World.
3. The British Parliament unofficially adopts a policy of salutary neglect concerning the North American colonies.
4. The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies, convenes in Philadelphia.