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1. LEGO’S OF AMERICA

   ROOTS OF UNITED STATES DEMOCRACY

2. Our English Heritage

   American political traditions can be traced by to the __________________(Reason and Science) England ruled by a _______________ as a (King or Queen)

3. MAGNA CARTA -1215

   Protected the privileges and authority of the _______ Landowners have equal __________ under the law and right to ____________. _________ the power of the ____________by guaranteeing that no one would be above the _____ ***TURNING POINT IN WORLD HISTORY!***

4. Glorious Revolution

   * Glorious Revolution – _____________ removes James II and invites his daughter _____ and her husband ________ to rule (1st __________ transfer of power) * Shows ____________ became more powerful than ___________.

5. Other English Influences:

   English ____________________– free _________, fair trial, elimination of cruel and unusual ______________, restricted monarch’s power Common Law – system of law based on _____________and customs (based on court systems) John Locke – philosopher; said people had ‘Natural Rights’ – life, liberty, and _____________

6. Other English Influences

   Jean-Jacques Rousseau – __________________– government protects the peoples rights and the people will ______ the government (as influenced by John Locke) Baron De Montesquieu _____________________– divide gov’t into different parts to keep it _____________ and avoid one part becoming to strong
7. Self-Government Jamestown (Virginia)– first English settlement in America; Colony received a ________from the King 1619 – House of Burgesses created – ** first sign of _____ - ______________ in America 1620 – Mayflower Compact – 1st __________ plan of government signed by 41 ______aboard the Mayflower as Pilgrims reached Plymouth (Mass.)
8. Jamestown (Virginia)
9. Mayflower Compact (Plymouth) The Mayflower Compact (contract) said: 1. The government would make just and equal _______. 2. The signers pledged to _____ these laws. 3. A ______ democracy would exist with each adult male allowed to vote, and the majority would rule. **Demonstrated the idea ___________ rule.

10. Video

    Mayflower Compact Mayflower Compact – YouTube Jamestown
11. 13 British Colonies By 1733 Colonies (eventually states) were established Similarities among these 13 colonies: Each colony had a governor Each colony had a legislature, most with a two-house system like the Parliament. The governor usually appointed members of the upper house, and the colonists usually elected members of the lower house.
12. Colonies Practices in the Colonies: Indentured Servitude – poor people come to colonies, sign 7 year labor contract in exchange for passage to America (many died before end of contract) Indentured Servitude led to the practice of Slavery.

13. 5 traditions of English heritage still in the U.S. today: (Review, don’t need to copy)

    The ruler is not above the law. People should have a voice in their government. Citizens have basic rights that are protected by law A consistent system of common law A legislature made up of representatives of different groups of citizens

14. Triangular Trade

15. Middle Passage
16. Middle Passage

17. Birth of Democratic Nation

    By the 1750’s, the English government saw the colonies as a great source of wealth Salutary Neglect - The English government basically ignored the colonies and colonists for a long time 1760 – Mercantilism instituted by England theory that a country should sell more products to other countries than it buys from other countries – ensures $$$$

18. Birth of Democratic Nation

    King George III began to squeeze all the wealth out of America. England required the American colonies to sell raw materials to England at low prices and also Required the colonists in America to buy English products at high prices. Citizens in the colonies began to suffer financially.