Origins of American Government Ms. Walker AP US Government Clip art. com

Early Influences: An English Heritage Ordered Government: A way to regulate themselves. Established local governments based on what they knew in England Limited Government: Government is restricted in what it may do 1215 Magna Carta-Great Charter Rule of Law-everyone must act according to set laws Representative Government Council of Nobles Bicameral-2 chamber legislature Petition of Right 1628-could not imprison English Bill of Rights- Monarch could not rule without consent of Parliament

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Colonial development Charters-The English monarch gave settlers the right to establish a colony Governments-13 limited and representative type of governments. Each was assigned an English governor and elected colonists to a legislature Three types: Royal-belonged to the crown Proprietary-granted by the king to 1 person Corporate-founded w/out authorization

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Independence Searching for Unity Obstacles:colonies came for different reasons, varying economies, geography Unity Attempts: New England Confederation 1643-Indian threat Conflict between Britain and France-Albany Plan of Union-Ben Franklin

An Ocean Apart Developments that strained the relationship between the colonies and GB: Political Distance:elected assemblies “Harsh”British policies-7 years war, the Stamp Act

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Colonial Reaction Taxation without representation-a form of Tyranny-absolute rule by a government that ignores the rights and welfare of the people Protests: Stamp Act Congress Boycott- an agreement to stop buying or using a service Committees of Correspondence Boston Tea Party Continental Congress-Delegate-someone who officially represents the interests of other people or government

Declaration of Independence Second Continental Congress-June 1776 adopted the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson Contained the following: Unalienable rights/natural rights Social Contract Mapped out a new kind of government for the colonies

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The Great Compromise Bicameral Legislature 1st house elected by population of the states-House of Representatives 2nd house elected equally-2 per state regardless of population-Senate

3/5th’s Compromise Slavery-slaves were counted in the population of the southern states-3 people for every 5 The importation of slaves would cease in 1808. Chief Executive chosen by the electoral college. Electors chosen by state legislatures

Ratifying the Constitution Antifederalists-opposed the constitution- did not include a Bill of Rights Virginia and New York (Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, John Hancock, Samuel Adams) Federalists-Wrote the Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay) Bill of Rights Added New Hampshire 9th state to ratify the constitution 1788 First Congress met April 30, 1789 George Washington 1st president

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