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| Our government today uses the ideas from this 1215 document which limited the power of the king and protected the people's rights.
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| Jamestown, Virginia, became the first permanent English settlement in the American colonies
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| Representative Government |
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•This means a government in which the people have the power, and
•The people elect representatives to run the government
•[Like today, Americans elect Senators and members of the House of Representatives to serve in Congress]
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| Virginia House of Burgesses |
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•this was the first representative government in the colonies
•it was in Jamestown, Virginia
•it was a model for colonies that were established later
This is the church in Jamestown where the Virginia House of Burgesses met:
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| The first permanent English settlement in America.
The Virginia Company sent settlers in 1607 to search for gold and set up trade with the native tribes.
The first self-government in America, the House of Burgesses, was set up here.
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A "joint stock company" which was owned by a group of men that put their money together to support the colony and share the profits. The English settlement at Jamestown was started by the Virginia Company. [image] |
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| The purpose of all English colonies was to make a profit for England.
With this system the colonies were to provide England with raw materials (like lumber) and with markets (people to buy products) for finished goods (like furniture).
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This colony was established by the Pilgrims who wanted religious freedom. They sailed on the ship Mayflower in 1620. They landed in what is today Massachusetts. Before they left their ship, they wrote a set of rules for their new colony called the Mayflower Compact.[image][image] |
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| A set of rules written by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower.
It stated that all members of the Plymouth colony would follow the laws made by the colonists.
This was an important step toward self-government.
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| The Puritans came in 1629 to start this colony.
They wanted religious freedom to worship their way, but they did NOT have religious tolerance for other groups.
Puritan religious leaders made rules for the colony. They set up a local government.
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| A man named Thomas Hooker did not agree with the strict Puritan rules of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
In 1636 he led settlers to land south of Boston and started the new colony of Connecticut.
They wrote a plan of government for their colony. This was called The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and was the first written constitution in America.
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| The first written constitution in the American colonies.
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| He led settlers to establish the new colony of Connecticut.
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From 1607 to 1609 only 60 of more than 900 Jamestown colonists survived. One reason for the low survival rate was:
A. the colonists were frequently attacked by Spanish explorers
B. the swampy location caused disease to spread
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| B. the swampy location caused disease to spread |
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One reason that the Mayflower Compact was written was to establish ________.
A. strict military control over the colonists
B. a charter for a joint stock company
C. principles of government for the new colony
D. system of trade with other colonies |
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| C. principles of government for the new colony |
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Which 1620 document was signed by male members of the community to establish a government for settlers at Plymouth?
A. The Articles of Confederation
B. The Mayflower Compact
C. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
D. The Albany Plan |
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| What do the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses have in common? |
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| They were all important in contributing to the growth of representative government. |
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Which of the following is an example of a primary source:
A. your history textbook
B. the Mayflower Compact
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