New England was settled by Puritans. They based their government on their religious organization which included secrete meetings and representative government. Following the Salem Witch Trials, John Owen wrote a Book on The New Testament Church. As a result number of them read changed their religion and government from Presbyterian with its secret meetings to Congregationalist with open meetings. Church decisions were made by vote by church members. Government decisions were likewise made by popular decisions. The popular decisions were made in Town Meetings,
The administration and courts remained the same except that trials became open to the public.
In other places in New England the government remained a copy of Presbyterian representationalism except that meetings became open to public scrutiny.
The people were very incresident and there were woman being raped
becuse they are dumb
Pure democracy.
Town meeting
Town meeting
Town Meeting wazzup... ; )
town meeting is very important to puritans because the reason they came from england is to make the religion NEW (new england) and PURE (puritan). So, town meeting is an important way to practice their new religion.<3
town meetings during county court sessions.
It gave New Englanders a chance to speak their minds, and encouraged the growth of democratic ideas in New England
The town's most important building in New England was the meeting house or church.
Town meeting
elected public officials
The town's most important building in New England was the meeting house or church.
New England
Town meeting
The town's most important building in New England was the meeting house or church.
meeting house
The Meeting House
the developement of basic democracy in the New England town meeting
to make and fix shoes i think