It’s Celebrate Freedom Week! P. 18- September 19 1.What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? 2.What is an amendment? 3.What are the 5 freedoms contained in the 1 st amendment?

1.What do you see here? 2.What is the setting of this painting? 3.What do you notice about the people gathered? 4.What action do you infer is taking place here?

Salutary Neglect Separated by more than 3000 miles, Great Britain still had loose control over the colonies which they called salutary neglect. The colonies were self governing and taking care of their own problems while England was focused on problems in England.

In order to understand England’s influence we need to go back to the beginning.

Absolute Monarchy King Henry 1 King William the Conqueror England was an absolute monarchy. This meant that their kings and queens had UNLIMITED power over the English people.

Meet King John 1215 The nobles rebelled against King John. They forced the king to sign an agreement called Magna Carta. It made the king promise not to take away property or to imprison any free man without following the laws. Right to a fair trial Denied the King the right to tax on his own mean man

Road to a Glorious Revolution After a transfer of power to William and Mary there was a peaceful time called the Glorious Revolution. From this time on no ruler would have more power than Parliament. Parliament

1689 Parliament wrote the English Bill of Rights Free election to Parliament Right to a fair trial Trial by jury Right to petition the government freedom of Speech and debate in Parliament Bill of Rights…does this sound familiar?

Arrival

Road to Self Government House of Burgesses Salutary neglect Mayflower Compact Fundamental Order of Connecticut

Jamestown 1619 After the establishment of Jamestown the 1 st legislature was created. It was called the House of Burgesses. What is a Burgess? A citizen of an English town.

Mayflower Compact An agreement to self govern their new colony together by majority rule. Do you see evidence of this today?

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639 In Connecticut the first constitution was written called the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut It stated: 1.That the assembly of elected representatives from each town to make laws. 2. Government was based on the rights of individuals 3.Connecticut would rule it self Do you see evidence of this today?

Colonial Town Meetings Most towns Elected “selectmen” to manage town affairs Do you see evidence of this today?

English Political Traditions (p Gray book) Copy this web and fill in the answers tp the italicized questions from each box. Do not write the questions. Using complete sentences will give you excellent notes!! Ideas brought from England Magna Carta What ideas did we bring from this document? Parliament What ideas did we bring from this group? English Bill of Rights 1689 What ideas did we bring from this document? The Rise of Self-government (p Gray book) Copy this web and fill in the answer the italicized questions on each box in complete sentences. Do not write the questions. Colonial Self-Government House of Burgesses What is important about this group? Mayflower Compact What is important about this document? Fundamental Orders of Connecticut What is important about this document? Who was the writer? Town Meetings What is important about this group? Freedom of the Press How did this freedom we have today develop from colonial times. Summarize! Page 24 Page 25

But forasmuch as men's affaires doe litle prosper where God's service is neglected, all the Burgesses tooke their places in the Quire till a prayer was said by Mr. Bucke, the Minister, that it would please God to guide and sanctifie all our proceedings to his own glory and the good of this Plantation... The Speaker... delivered in briefe to the whole assembly the occasions of their meeting. Which done he read unto them the commission for establishing the Counsell of Estate and the general Assembly, wherein their duties were described to the life... And forasmuch as our intente is to establish one equall and uniforme kinde of government over all Virginia &c. –John Pory, What was established at the first meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses? According to Pory, what is the intent of the House of Burgesses? Why was it formed? In what ways did the House of Burgesses help to establish democracy in North America? Based on your partner discussions, what pieces of English government did colonists cite as granting them the right to form the House of Burgesses? Virginia House of Burgesses

In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwriten, the loyall subjects of our dread soveraigne Lord King James by the grace of God, of Great Britaine, Franc, & Ireland king, defender of the faith, e& Haveing undertaken, for the glorie of God, and advancemente of the Christian faith and honour of our king & countrie, a voyage to plant the first colonie in the Northerne parts of Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant & combine our selves togeather into a civill body politick, for our better ordering & preservation & furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by vertue hearof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just & equall lawes, ordinances, Acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for the generall good of the Colonie, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witnes wherof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cap-Codd ye.11. of November, in the year of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord King James, of England, France, & Ireland ye eighteenth, and of Scotland the fiftie fourth. Ano: Dom What purpose did the Mayflower Compact serve? 2.What is meant by a “civil body politic?” 3.In what ways does the Mayflower Compact establish democracy in Plymouth? 4.In your opinion, what is the most important idea contained in the Mayflower Compact? Explain. Mayflower Compact

Ideas brought from England Magna Carta Limited the power of the monarchy Guaranteed the right to a fair trial The King cannot take property or make taxes by himself Parliament National legislature Elected representatives Like Congress in U.S, Approved all new taxes Had supremacy over the King English Bill of Rights 1689 Guaranteed trial by jury The right to petition Freedom of speech

Colonial Self-Government Virginia House of Burgesses First Representative gov’t in America Developed in Jamestown 1619 Mayflower Compact First self government Used majority rule Pilgrims from Ma. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut First written plan of government in the colonies First constitution Based on the rights of individual citizens Town Meetings Meetings elected select men to manage town affairs Also known as colonial assemblies Freedom of the Press Trial of John Peter Zenger Judgement concluded that Press had the right to criticize those in power, so long as it was the truth.