the growth of representative government
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Self-Government
Majority Rule
Elected Represent
atives
Constitutions
Fundamental Orders
of Connecticu
t 1639Virginia House of
Burgesses 1619
Magna Carta 1215
English Bill
of Rights 1689
Mayflower
Compact 1620
Protection of Rights
The Growth of Representative Government
The type of government we have today
began with the people questioning their
leaders and demanding fairness.
Essential Questions
• How does Representative Government (Self-
Government) develop in English History and how did
this growth influence the 13 Colonies?
• How did the idea of the “The People” evolve over
time?
Magna Carta 1215• King John of England was forced to sign by
the nobles of England
• Required King to recognize the rights of
English nobles (citizens)
• King’s power was LIMITED
Which Principles of Government
are illustrated in this
example?
British Parliament• Created during the
Middle Ages (1200s) and made up of nobles and elected representatives
• Became the legislative part of British Government
• Power to approve certain laws and taxes
English Bill of Rights 1689• Put more limits on the power of the
King
– No new taxes without Parliaments consent
• Identified more rights of the people
(“Free men were mostly the nobles
and property owners)
• Gave powers to Parliament
Which Principles of Government
are illustrated in this
example?
William and Mary in March
1689, were invited to
become joint sovereigns
of England. This meant
they had to share power
with parliament.
With a partner, List all the things you see going on in this picture. What are people doing? Where could they be? What
could be happening?
Virginia House of Burgess 1619
• The first elected
representative
government in the
Colonies.
• House of Burgesses
creates laws and
taxes for the
colony
Which Principles of Government
are illustrated in this
example?
Mayflower Compact 1620• First government
document in the colonies
• Colonists agreed to
choose leaders and for
all of them to follow laws
that were created
• Majority Rule
Which Principles of Government
are illustrated in this example?
John CarverWilliam BradfordEdward WinslowWilliam BresterIsaac AllertonMiles Standish
John AldenSamuel Fuller
Christopher MartinWilliam Mullins
William WhiteJames ChiltonJohn Craxton
John BillingtonRichard WarrenJohn Howland
Steven HopkinsEdward Tilly
John TillyFrancis Cook
Thomas RogersThomas TinkerJohn Rigdale
Edward FullerJohn Turner
Francis EatonMoses Fletcher
Digery PriestThomas WilliamsGilbert Winslow
Edmond Margeson
Peter BrownRichard Bitteridge
Richard ClarkRichard Gardiner
John AllertonThomas EnglishEdward DotenEdward LiesterJohn GoodmanGeorge Soule
What do you notice about the signers of the Mayflower Compact?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639
• First written
constitution in the
Colonies.
• It was written by,
Thomas Hooker,
founder of Connecticut.
• Leaders and laws
chosen by the
people.
Which Principles of Government
are illustrated in this
example?
“The foundation of authority is laid in the free consent of the people.“
Thomas Hooker
Colonial Town Meetings• Most common in
New England• Members of the
community would meet to discuss issues with “selectmen” to make decisions
• Representatives went to Colony assembly
Government in the
13 Colonies
Most People and Least Power
Least People and Most
Power
Land-owning Colonists created self-government and documents to organize it
Town meetings: gathering of land-owning colonists to talk about taxes, money, and laws and elect
representatives
Assemblies: men elected from the colony form a law-making group
***Representative Government***
Governor: the king's representative who was
appointed by the king to rule the colony
***Reports directly to the King
Parliament: law-making group in
England that creates laws
approved by king
King: owns all
land, approves laws
Located in
England 3,000 miles of distance
Located in the
Colonies
Voters: land-
owning, white
men
Non-voters:
women,
Africans, those
who didn’t own
land (artisans,
workers,
indentured
servants)