1. The BIG Idea!
Since the Magna Carta, Englishmen had a tradition and an expectation of Representative Government!
Learning Objective:
8.3A – I can explain the reasons for the growth of representative government during the colonial period;
Learning Objective:
8.3B I can analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government .
Key Terms: Mercantilism, Representative government (Republicanism), Salutary Neglect, Plantation, slavery, Constitution, Civil Body Politic, Legislature.