colonial governments
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Life in the English ColoniesForms of Government
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Colonial Governments
•Charters:
–Proprietary
–Company
–Royal
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Colonial Governments
•Privy Council
•Governors
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Colonial Assemblies
•Parliament: England’s national legislature
•Bicameral—law making body made up of two houses
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Parliament
House of
CommonsHouse of
Lords
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Congress
House of
Representatives Senate
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Colonial Assemblies
•Powers: raise taxes, organize governments, control military
•Governor & Advisory Council: had to approve all laws
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Colonial Assemblies
•Virginia Assembly (1619):
–Council of State
–House of Burgesses Debate in the House of
Burgesses
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Colonial Assemblies
•New England: Town Meetings
•Southern Colonies
•Middle Colonies
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Colonial Courts
•Influenced by royal officials
•Supported local interests & ideas
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Colonial Courts
•1733: John Peter Zenger criticizes NY governor
•Libel—false statements that damage a person’s reputation
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Colonial Courts
•Andrew Hamilton: Zenger can publish whatever he wants so long as it is true—even if it is damaging!
Zenger’s Newspaper
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Colonial Courts
• Chief Justice: “Nothing can be worse to any government than to have people attempt to create distrust of it.”
• Zenger found not guilty
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The Dominion of New England
•1685: James II becomes King of England
King James II
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The Dominion of New England
• 1686: northern colonies united under single government called the Dominion of New England
• Sir Edmund Andros named governor
Sir Edmund Andros
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The Glorious Revolution
•James II attempts to restore Catholicism
•Parliament requests Mary & William come to rule England
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The Glorious Revolution
•Glorious Revolution: Mary & William of Orange overthrew
James II of England
King William III Queen Mary II
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The Glorious Revolution
•1689: colonists remove Andros from power
•William & Mary reissue charters
•English Bill of Rights established