1. Governing the Colonies
Chapter 4 section 1
Governing the Colonies

2. Chapter 4 section 1
Magna Carta

3. Chapter 4 section 1
Magna Carta
The king has to follow the law

4. Chapter 4 section 1 Magna Carta The king has to follow the law
Right to own property
Everyone has the right to a trial by jury

5. Chapter 4 section 1 Magna Carta Lead to the formation of Parliament
The king has to follow the law
Right to own property
Everyone has the right to a trial by jury
Lead to the formation of Parliament

6. Chapter 4 section 1
Parliament
Starts as “Great Council”

7. Chapter 4 section 1 Parliament Starts as “Great Council”
Two-house legislature

8. Chapter 4 section 1 Parliament Starts as “Great Council”
Two-house legislature

9. Chapter 4 section 1 Parliament Starts as “Great Council”
Two-house legislature
No king could raise taxes without Parliaments' permission

10. Chapter 4 section 1

11. In the 1640s, power struggles between King Charles I and Parliament led to the English Civil War.
Parliamentary forces eventually won the war, executed the king, and briefly ruled England.

12. The Glorious Revolution
1688
King James II is kicked out of power

13. The Glorious Revolution
1688
King James II is kicked out of power
Put his daughter Mary and he husband William in power

14. The Glorious Revolution
1689
King James II is kicked out of power
Put his daughter Mary and he husband William in power
Signed the English Bill of Rights

15. The English Bill of Rights:
restated many of the rights granted by the Magna Carta.
upheld habeas corpus.
required that Parliament meet regularly.

16. Colonial Legislatures
The legal rights that Englishmen had won over the centuries led the colonists to expect a voice in their government.
Colonial Governors
Appointed by the King
Colonial Legislatures
Most were elected
By 1760, every British colony in North America had a legislature of some kind, although the legislatures sometimes clashed with the colonial governors appointed by the king.

17. Freedom of the Press

18. Freedom of the Press John Peter Zenger Newspaper Publisher
Printed articles speaking out against the governor

19. Freedom of the Press John Peter Zenger Newspaper Publisher
Printed articles speaking out against the governor
Arrested for libel

20. Freedom of the Press John Peter Zenger Newspaper Publisher
Printed articles speaking out against the governor
Arrested for libel
Won the case because his articles were based on facts

21. Freedom of the Press

22. Terms and People
legislature – a group of people who have the power to make laws
bill of rights – a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect
habeas corpus – the principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime
freedom of the press – the right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty
libel – the publishing of statements that damage a person’s reputation