town meetings
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
self government or representative government
Magna Carta
English Bill of rights
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
reasons for establishing government
distance,models, needed rules so no chaos
individual rights (US models our Bill of Rights )
1st self government established (social contract)
people take part in ruling themselves
elected officials who manage town affairs
established limited government and due process
1st written constitution of the colonies
1st representative government in the colonies
