Roots of Representative Government

REPRESENTATIVE

GOVERNMENT

THE MAGNA CARTA

• Signed in 1215,this document gave some rights to the people of

England

• This took away some of the powerof the king

• The Magna Cartawould inspire colonists to fight for their rights and

representation

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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

• Representative Government: a political system where policies are

created by representatives selected by the people

• Representation means that you have a say in something

• So, people have a say in how the government is run because they

choose others with similar views to make legislative choices

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What does it mean when you have a say in something?

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People have a say in how the government is run because they choose others with similar views to make legislative choices. What do you think the word legislative means? Turn to your shoulder partner and discuss. Then answer the question in 1-2 words.

WHY DID THE COLONIES NEED TO SELF GOVERN?

• The colonies were a 60-90 day ship journey away from England

• Imagine how long that would take to ask a question and get a

response!

• Colonists began ruling themselves so that they could handle

issues quicker than waiting for the King's response

Turn to your shoulder partner and discuss what you would do in the classroom if the teacher was 30 minutes late to class and you had no sub.

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​Colonists began ruling themselves so that they could handle issues quicker than waiting for the King's response.

SELF GOVERNMENT BEGINS IN VIRGINIA

• The British Government appointed royal governors to rule in the

colonies because of its distance from the "motherland"

• In Virginia, three Royal Governors established the House of Burgesses

• The House of Burgesses met each year to decide local matters

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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN VIRGINIA

• Members of the Virginia House of Burgesses would meet at least once

a year with their royal governor to decide local laws and determine local

tax

• This is the first time the people in the colonies were represented in

decision making

• This is a form of representative government

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VIRGINIA AND PLYMOUTH

• Virginia had an established government by 1620 that was ruling, mostly,

on its own

• New colonists, called Puritans because of their religious beliefs, came

over in 1620 with the goal of settling in Virginia

• Their ship went off course and landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts

• They had no government to rely on because the area was unsettled

MAYFLOWER COMPACT

• Puritans created the Mayflower Compact to establish a government

for their colony

• The goal was to establish a system of self-government and maintain

order in the colony

• It was a social contract that ensured cooperation and obedience to

laws for the common good of the colony

Puritans on the Mayflower created the Mayflower Compact to establish self-government for their colony.

Turn to your shoulder partner and discuss why you think it's a good idea to have a set of rules or laws in a new place.

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SALUTARY NEGLECT

• Over time, Great Britain allowed its colonies more freedom to

govern themselves (or self-govern)

• This practice was called salutary neglect

• This made the Colonists feel independent

• Eventually, the colonists felt more and more free but were still under

the control of the British government

• This will become a problem... soon!

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The colonists were starting to feel more free, but they were still under British control, which could cause problems later. What problems could arise out of ending salutary neglect?