ORIGINS of AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

1. ORIGINS ofAMERICAN GOVERNMENT Objective: Describe and compare the three (3) types of colonies that the English established in America The Thirteen Colonies September 17, 2013

2. ORIGINS ofAMERICAN GOVERNMENT Charter – written grant of authority from the king Unicameral – one house legislative body Bicameral – two house legislative body Basic Concepts Vocabulary

3. ORIGINS ofAMERICAN GOVERNMENT Colonies that were subject to the direct control of the Crown Royal Colony Georgia Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina South Carolina Virginia

4. ORIGINS ofAMERICAN GOVERNMENT Colonies that were organized by a proprietor, to whom the king had given a grant of land Land was settled and governed as the proprietor chose Proprietary Colony Maryland 1632 Pennsylvania 1681 Delaware 1682

5. ORIGINS ofAMERICAN GOVERNMENT Colonies that received a charter from the king and were allowed to settle and govern as they wished Charter Colony Connecticut 1662 Rhode Island 1663 * Massachusetts 1629 *Became a Royal Colony in 1691

6. ORIGINS ofAMERICAN GOVERNMENT Colonies that received a charter from the king and were allowed to settle and govern as they wished Charter Colony Connecticut 1662 Rhode Island 1663 * Massachusetts 1629 *Became a Royal Colony in 1691

7. ORIGINS ofAMERICAN GOVERNMENT Highly influenced by: - English law - English tradition - English religion (mix of Catholicism and Protestantism) Formation of the first governments of the 13 colonies

8. ORIGINS ofAMERICAN GOVERNMENT Hebrews - Ten Commandments - laws based on morals Greeks - Direct Democracy - everyone participated directly (smaller society) Romans - Classical Republic - elect people to represent - people practice “civic virtue” - promotion of the common good - moral education Influences on the governments of the 13 colonies