Colonial+Governments

[|crown_1_lg.gif] in some colonies kings and queens picked the person to run for government Colonial Governments!

=Connections= Text to world in some colonies they elected representatives to help make laws

Text to world we also had courts it shows how the courts helped the people

Text to world English king or queen selected council like the president selects his cabinet = Wonderful Words = Town Meeting-noun, They decide on interests or issues in town, it is like a court deciding on issues, we are going to have a town meeting about are school’s paper waste

English Bill of Rights-noun-The act of reducing powers of the Monarch, Taking away the power of the King and Queen, The reason the King and Queen are less powerful is because of the English Bill of Rights.

Jury-noun, is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict, People that decide if a convict is guilt or not guilty, The jury will decide if the murderer is guilty or not. Fantastic Facts


 * All of the English Colonies had their own government.


 * In royal colonies the king of queen picked people to run their government.


 * Town meetings took place a lot, that’s where they discussed issues in the colony or political views.


 * The English Bill of Rights was made during this time of colonial periods.


 * In 1619, Virginia split up into two parts, the first was the Council of state, and the second was the House of Burgesses.

[|DeclarationOfRights_1688.jpg] during this time period the english bill of rights was created [|james%20ii%20kneller.jpg] made all colonies under one single government Summary All of the colonies had their own government. Each of them had a governor that assisted on the advisory council. The kings, queens, and people sometimes elected representatives who made laws. Virginia’s assembly was the first legislature that split up into the Council of State and the House of Burgesses. Often the colonies had town meetings to discuss issues. Southern colonies were spaced farther apart so the left decisions up to the county level. King James believed that colonies were too independent so he united northern colonies under the Dominion of New England. The royal governor Edmund Andros was greatly disliked by colonists because he limited town meetings powers. Then the English Bill of Rights was developed which limited the powers of English monarch. Colonists then valued their rights to vote and decide issues. Dominion colonies formed new assemblies and charters. Colonial courts were liked greatly by the colonies. A man named Zenger got off from printing a false about a governor because the jury members thought colonists had a right to voice their ideas openly.
 * When James II became king, he thought the colonies were to independent so he made all the colonies be under one single government. When King James was replaced, due to nobody liking him, all the colonist were again able to pick their representatives and discuss their local problems together.

[|C-070204.jpg] they would have town meetings

[|92_1323_142.jpg] this is a picture of the court rooms

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