1. Our own Country The separation from England begins!!

2. Mayflower Compact (1620) Dutch Pilgrims came over on the Mayflower (ship) They wrote the 1 st government/constitution

3. 1 st Direct Democracy

4. Puritans

5. Religious Dissenters Roger Williams Gov’t should be separate from religion

6. William Penn: Pennsylvania Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Love Created a Frame of Government: governor, council, and assembly

7. Quakers

9. Jamestown

10. Virginia House of Burgesses 1 st representative democracy Legislative assembly: makes the laws

11. Virginia Troubles Nathaniel Bacon wanted protection against the natives The governor refused

12. Bacons Rebellion He raised an army to fight the natives Bacon army marched to Jamestown to protest. Set fire to the colony

13. Triangle Trade Route

14. The Middle Passage

15. Slave Ships

20. 3 types of colonies Joint stock colony: a business control the colony $$$ Proprietary colony: friend of the king controls the colony. Royal: under direct control of the king.

21. Types of Government

22. Monarchy King or queen rule

23. Republic Citizens rule through elected representatives that create laws. Laws rule/ Control the Majority

24. Democracy People either rule directly or through elected representatives Majority Rule

25. Dictatorship/Totalitarian Where one person has complete power

26. Anarchy Where there is no government

27. Theocracy Religion rules the government

28. Magna Carta 1215: 1 st English document to check the powers of the king: no one is above the law People cannot be deprived of life, liberty, property Right to a speedy trial/witness/justice

29. Natural Rights Everyone enters society with certain rights, that cannot be denied by anyone. This idea is from the Magna Carta.

30. British Identity Political: Monarchy, national gov’t Economic: ag, fishing, your work defined your rank Social: patriarchy, class based on wealth, English

31. Glorious Revolution 1688 Change in leadership in England King James II was kicked out and replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband William. Shifted power from the monarchy to Parliament

32. English Parliament Lawmaking body of England. 2 houses/bicameral: 1. House of Lords 2. And House of Commons –Head of the British government is called the Prime Minister

33. English Bill of Rights 1689 Right to petition/Vote Right to a fair punishment/trial Parliament can raise an army Free elections

34. Virginia House of Burgesses 1 st representative democracy Legislative assembly: makes the laws

35. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Set up the gov’t of Conn. 1 st written state constitution in the New World!

36. Maryland Act of Toleration Law requiring toleration of religion Freedom of Worship but only if you were Christian

37. Town Meetings

38. Great Awakening 1 st truly American Event New denominations, spread of religion to frontier “Sinners in the hands of an angry God”

39. Social Contract Theory John Locke

40. American Identity Political: experimented with different gov’ts –Mayflower/House of Burgesses/FOC/ –Economic: Lots of land and natural resources, jobs based on choice (self made) –Social: Religion, “Great Awakening”

41. Thomas Hobbes

42. John Locke

43. Baron de Montesquieu

44. Jean-Jacques Rousseau