Foundations of Amer Govt

Who was the founder of Rhode Island who believed in separation of church and state?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Roger Williams

• James Madison

This was the first document to limit the power of a King

• Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Bill of Rights

He was the founder of Pennsylvania and advocated for the toleration of different religions.

• Andrew Hutchinson

• William Penn

• Roger Winthrop

• William Garrett

This was the first legislative body in Virginia

• Virginia Town Meeting

• Mayflower Compact

• Orders of Virginia

• House of Burgesses

He is known for wanting to build the "City Upon a Hill" by working together as a community and adhering to Christian ideals

• John Winthrop

• Roger Winthrop

• Anne Hutchinson

• William Penn

This guaranteed rights to Englishmen including the right to free speech and right to petition

• Articles of Confederation

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Constitution

She was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for challenging male authority and pushing for women's rights

• Wilma Penn

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Sylvia Plath

• Anne Hutchinson

This document was written by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower agreeing to government and laws before landing in the Americas.

• House of Plymouth

• Articles of the Mayflower

• Mayflower Compact

• Orders of the Mayflower

This was the first written constitution in the colonies and expressed the ideas of individual rights.

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Mayflower Orders of Plymouth

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the Virginia House of Burgesses

These were held in almost all colonies where anyone could attend to discuss and address issues and problems. Males could vote on issues when needed

• Town Square Gatherings

• Congressional Hearings

• Legislative Congress

• Town Meetings