they wrote the constitution! The issue was how decentralized the government should be. Should it be weak like Jefferson suggested so that the common man had more power...or should it be more centralized as Hamilton/federalists envisioned so it could respond to international challenges
Over the years,the colonists began to depend on their own government for leadership.
The two principles of government that English colonists brought with them to America were limited government and representative government. Limited government meant that government powers were restricted by law, ensuring individual rights and liberties. Representative government involved elected officials making decisions on behalf of the people, allowing for greater participation in governance. These principles laid the foundation for American democratic ideals.
The colonists transplanted English ideas of government to America by, they stood with a strong sense of English Political traditions. By doing that, they established a government.
The colonists transplanted English ideas of government to America by, they stood with a strong sense of English Political traditions. By doing that, they established a government.
They began to question the authority of the church leaders.
house of burgesses
The colonists transplanted English ideas of government to America by, they stood with a strong sense of English Political traditions. By doing that, they established a government.
The colonists created a foundation in the early 16 and 1700's which allowed the country to establish itself and therefore, everything they created is still here including their descendants.
Parliament Goverment
The American colonists' view of government was shaped by both the Enlightenment and the powerful influence of "The Great Awakening". The Enlightenment strongly influenced the founding generation to value the use of reason in this life. "The Great Awakening" ensured that respect for and reference to God would also influence the founders. Both reason and religion are in fact evidently at work (though in different ways) throughout the founding documents of, and the original view of government in, America.
American revolution and colonial America
the house of burgesses.