Importance Of Self Government
Self government was an important factor in the new colonies. The British had a limited monarchy before settling while Spain and France were full monarchies. Self government gave the settlers a chance to control the colonies how they like and build a stable government and society. With the use of constitutions and charter colonies, colonies were able to enforce laws and ways and in turn created a strong government.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first group of legislative assembly of elected representatives. Because of this new practice, other colonies also wanted their own individual legislature. The House of Burgesses created the expectation of self government and was an example that other colonies followed. This led to charter colonies or self governing colonies. The charter …show more content…
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut set up the structure and power of the colony. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth, Massachusetts colony. Documents like this allowed the colonies to make laws and establish their own government. Toleration of religion also gave colonies individual freedoms. The New England colonies were mostly Puritans and Quakers. Because of the toleration, the colonies were very diverse. The Maryland Act of Toleration (1649) led to the separation of the Church and State. This allowed more people of the public to be involved in government.
Society played a major role in the experience of self government. This is because not everyone was allowed to have a part in the government. The majority of the time the people involved in the government were white, rich men who owned land. In Europe, land ownership meant nothing in relation to government because it was easily attainable, however in the colonies it did. This made the pubic feel like self government was a right that they were supposed to
The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first group of legislative assembly of elected representatives. Because of this new practice, other colonies also wanted their own individual legislature. The House of Burgesses created the expectation of self government and was an example that other colonies followed. This led to charter colonies or self governing colonies. The charter …show more content…
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut set up the structure and power of the colony. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth, Massachusetts colony. Documents like this allowed the colonies to make laws and establish their own government. Toleration of religion also gave colonies individual freedoms. The New England colonies were mostly Puritans and Quakers. Because of the toleration, the colonies were very diverse. The Maryland Act of Toleration (1649) led to the separation of the Church and State. This allowed more people of the public to be involved in government.
Society played a major role in the experience of self government. This is because not everyone was allowed to have a part in the government. The majority of the time the people involved in the government were white, rich men who owned land. In Europe, land ownership meant nothing in relation to government because it was easily attainable, however in the colonies it did. This made the pubic feel like self government was a right that they were supposed to