1. The 13 Colonies

2. The colonies grow. . .
As the colonies grew, colonial governments changed.
The king began to appoint governors to control each colony in the king’s place.
King George III would be the last king to rule over the colonies.
The former colonial governor of Mass.

3. Organization of colonial government3. 2. 1.
The King
The governor of the colony
Elected Assembly (representative body)
Colonial courts

4. Most governors didn’t have to do much, the representative bodies did all the work.
Most were hands-off, so the colonists did not protest their appointment.

5. The roots of Representative Government
The beginnings of representative government in the colonies came from SIX sources

6. 1. The Magna Carta (1215)
British nobles (rich landowners), tired of the king abusing his power, forced King John to sign the Magna Carta.
Created law making Parliament (congress) and granted right to a jury trial

7. 2. English Bill of Rights (1689)
Protected many rights, among them:
No taxation without approval of Parliament
King cannot cancel laws without Parliament’s approval
Right to fair trial and right to bear arms

8. 3. Virginia House of Burgesses (1619)
First colonial representative body

9. 4. Mayflower Compact (1620)
Agreement by the pilgrims for self government

10. 5. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)
First example of a constitution in the colonies

11. 6. The Zenger Trial Case against a newspaper publisher
Ruling gave citizens freedom of the press

12. Growing westward
British colonists wanted to cross over the mountains in search of new farm land and hunting grounds.
The Appalachian Mountains acted as the western border between the colonies and French Louisiana.

13. The French and Indian War
This competition for resources would lead to the French and Indian War.