Colonial Governments

Governments in the colonies were influenced and sometimes controlled by this country

This document written in 1215 established rights and the idea that government should be limited

This document signed in 1689 further reduced the powers of the king or queen and established more rights

This period and movement spread ideas for better governments throughout Europe and eventually the US

England had a partially elected legislature who made laws for the people making it this type of democracy

The Pilgrims signed this document establishing the principles of self-government and a social contract

Virginia had an elected assembly/legislature known as

Colonial courts used previous English court decisions to decide cases in a system called

One of the three types of colonies and colonial governments was

Tensions often arose with this royally appointed executive of the colonies when he carried out England's order