Colonial Roots Of America's Founding Ideals Summary

In the reading The Colonial Roots of America’s Founding Ideals there was one ideal that was spoken of very much, that ideal is Rights. The reading states while talking later about The Magna Carta “The Magna Carta also laid the foundation for the principle that people can not be taxed exempt by their representatives in a legislature” This shows how rights were very strongly talked about by explaining how this new deal meant benefits for the community and later on would shape our modern government. ANother piece of evidence that shows how rights were prominent in this reading is while talking about Proprietors/Land Grants “Land ownership increased economic opportunity and enabled colonists to escape a life of rigid inequality” This also shows how rights were the most strongly nurtured ideal by showing that when you have a sense of power in this case land you feel more equal with everyone else because back then since there was no real form of money land was very valuable because of the space to grow crops and trade for what you needed. This is why rights were the most nurtured
My reading notes state “Government couldn’t take away person life, liberty, or property.” This has affected our government today because even though back then life was much tougher we still follow these rules today and now even more due to the Constitution which gives many rights. The reading when talking about the Magna Carta says “Some of these rights established a system of justice based on due process of law.” This has impacted our present government because without this we wouldn’t have the justice system we have today and the fact that we have fair trials determining if the person is guilty or innocent to determine punishment. This is why the Magna Carta was the most influential agreement to our modern