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How were the Virginia house of burgesses the mayflower compact and the fundamental orders of Connecticut impertant to the development of representative government in America?
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How does the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut reflect the English contribution to American Democracy?
Well, the Mayflower Compact helped reflect the English contribution by giving every man on the ship the right to vote leading to present day every citizen being able to vote. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut reflects by describing representative government in detail. Tell me if it helped.
What did American models for representative government and an effective legislature include?
the fundamental orders of conneticut
Why was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut important?
the thing that was so important about the fundamental orders of Connecticut is that the laws were a constitution, the fundamental orders extended voting rights to non-church members, and limited the power of the governer. they expanded the idea of representive government.
What was the first written constitution in the English colonies?
The first written colonial self-government was The Fundamental Orders of 1639 in the Connecticut towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield. The document was conspicuously devoid of references to the sovereignty of England and its monarchs.
The idea that the government should serve the will of the people?
Representative Government
What type of government did colony Connecticut have?
Connecticut had a representative government on account of the Fundamental orders of Connecticutestablished in 1639.
What did the Fundamental orders provide for the Connecticut colonists.?
The fundamental orders of Connecticut and the Mayflower compact were early simple forms of government. The fundamental orders of Connecticut is a form of the Constitution. The people in the colony of Connecticut were provided a representative government that allowed colonists to be elected and help in the decision of key issues or on laws/regulations.
What key principle was established in the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
The fundamental orders of Connecticut and the Mayflower compact were early simple forms of government. The fundamental orders of Connecticut is a form of the Constitution. The people in the colony of Connecticut were provided a representative government that allowed colonists to be elected and help in the decision of key issues or on laws/regulations.
What principle of government did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut establish in Connecticut in 1639?
the election of government leaders
The fundamental orders of Connecticut rested government on the will of the what?
on the will of the people
What is the significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut to the US government?
ANSWER:The Fundamental Orders later would serve as one of the models for the Constitution of the United States. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Connecticut delegates helped work out the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise. It broke a deadlock over how many representatives each state should elect to Congress. This compromise and The Fundamental Orders earned Connecticut the nickname of the "Constitution State."
What government was Connecticut in 1636?
it was governed according to the fundamental orders of Connecticut
What was the purpose of the fundamental orders of the Connecticut?
To create a functional government out of three towns on the Connecticut River.
How did Thomas Hooker contribute to the growth of self-government?
he helped discover the fundamental orders of Connecticut, which gave the right to vote to all men who were property owners. Aslo, they limited the governor's power. This spread the idea of a representative government
What two English principles of government influenced the development of the US?
Representative democracy and constitution.
What are the fundamental principles?
Consent of the Governed, Limited Government, Rule of Law, Democracy, Representative Government
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut rested government on the will of what?
people is the answer
