““Converge and MC ME with Converge and MC ME with Tradition”Tradition”

  

How We Copied English How We Copied English GovernmentGovernment

The Great Convergence 1607-1750The Great Convergence 1607-1750

I. I. ““CONVERGECONVERGE”- The Great ”- The Great ConvergenceConvergence 1607-17501607-1750

AA. People of the colonies came from . People of the colonies came from varied varied ethnic ethnic and and religiousreligious backgrounds. backgrounds.

1.White Europeans: including 1.White Europeans: including 50% 50% English English and less than 10% each and less than 10% each of of French, French, DutchDutch, Irish , German,and , Irish , German,and ScottishScottish. . There were 20% There were 20% African SlavesAfrican Slaves

Religions included Religions included PuritansPuritans, , QuakersQuakers and and CatholicsCatholics (All Christians). (All Christians).

Also there were indentured servants and Also there were indentured servants and Native American Indians.Native American Indians.

The Great Convergence 1607-1750The Great Convergence 1607-1750

B.B. Why did they Why did they “Converge” “Converge” ((ComeCome TogetherTogether))

1. Religious1. Religious freedom freedom, , land, profit fromland, profit from tradetrade, to escape , to escape debtdebt, , political political freedomfreedom and to and to live a better life. live a better life. 

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Being form such varied Being form such varied backgrounds…What sort of problems backgrounds…What sort of problems might they encounter living might they encounter living together?together?

How it was in EnglandHow it was in England

Parliament(English Government that represents the ideas of the people)

House of LordsWealthy and Clergy Apointed

CommonsCommoners elected them

How We Copied ThemHow We Copied Them

Congress(American Government

that represents the ideas of the people)

Senate1st appointed

now they are elected

House of Representatives

Elected

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II. “ MC ME with Like the II. “ MC ME with Like the English”English”

As the colonies As the colonies made their made their government they government they borrowed ideas borrowed ideas from their from their EnglishEnglish HeritageHeritage. . 

A. The proof is in the A. The proof is in the DocumentsDocuments

1.1. MM=THE MAGNA CARTA: =THE MAGNA CARTA: Date Date 12151215

  The king could not The king could not raiseraise taxes

without consulting the without consulting the Great Great Council -A group of group of Nobles and Nobles and Church LeadersThe Great Council is The Great Council is divided into divided into ParliamentParliament over time. over time. ParliamentParliament is is divided into the house of divided into the house of LORDS LORDS (nobles) and the (nobles) and the ELECTEDELECTED House of House of CommonsCommons..

  B. Even the B. Even the King King is not above is not above

the the lawlaw. (KEY POINT). (KEY POINT)

2. 2. CC=Colonial Charters: =Colonial Charters: DatesDates1607-1750)1607-1750)

  Documents that outlined Documents that outlined

lawslaws and Freedoms and Freedoms guaranteed to guaranteed to KingsKings subjects in the subjects in the coloniescolonies..

A. Virginia, Jamestown A. Virginia, Jamestown created the created the House of House of BurgessesBurgesses -first -first Representative Representative GovernmentGovernment (ELECTED (ELECTED officials made laws for officials made laws for the colony).the colony).

  

33. M. M=Mayflower Compact=Mayflower CompactDateDate 1620 1620  

BeforeBefore Pilgrims Pilgrims set foot on set foot on Cape Cod Cape Cod MassachusettsMassachusetts. They . They outlined outlined rules rules for their for their new home.new home.

  B. The 41 men who signed B. The 41 men who signed

it agreed to consult one it agreed to consult one another about the another about the lawslaws for their colony and for their colony and promised to promised to work work togethertogether to make the to make the colony succeed.colony succeed.

  

4. 4. EE=The English Bill of Rights =The English Bill of Rights DateDate 1689 1689  

A written list of A written list of freedoms freedoms that the that the government promised government promised to to protectprotect..

1 1 Individual RightsIndividual Rights

22 Trail By Jury Trail By Jury

3. No 3. No Raise in taxesRaise in taxes without without Parliament Parliament approval!approval!