Roots of Representative Government: Historical Overview and Key Events

1. Thursday, Oct. 11 • Get out your spiral and put your binder on the floor 2. Update Table of Contents Date Title Entry # 10/9 Great Awakening/Enlightenment notes 32 10/9 Ben Franklin Movie 33 10/10 Roots of Representative Gov’t notes 34 10/11 Warm-Up’s Oct. 10-26 35 • You need to get a grey textbook at the front of the room in the “little” bookcase. • Turn to page 86 and answer questions #23 and 24

2. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Magna Carta*1215 – guaranteed rights to noblemen -property could not be seized, could not be taxed, jury trial, witness to be put on trial 4 Questions and a summary

3. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Magna Carta *1215 – guaranteed rights to noblemen -property could not be seized, could not be taxed, jury trial, witness to be put on trial • Parliament *England’s chief law making body – colonist role model for representative government (House of Burgesses) 4 Questions and a summary

4. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Magna Carta *1215 – guaranteed rights to noblemen -property could not be seized, could not be taxed, jury trial, witness to be put on trial • Parliament *England’s chief law making body – colonist role model for representative government (House of Burgesses) III. Glorious Revolution *Change in leadership in England -William and Mary take the thrown – picked by Parliament 4 Questions and a summary

5. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Magna Carta *1215 – guaranteed rights to noblemen -property could not be seized, could not be taxed, jury trial, witness to be put on trial • Parliament *England’s chief law making body – colonist role model for representative government (House of Burgesses) III. Glorious Revolution *Change in leadership in England -William and Mary take the thrown – picked by Parliament 4 Questions and a summary

6. Roots of Representative Government 34 IV. English Bill of Rights *1689 - agreement to respect the rights of English citizens and Parliament 4 Questions and a summary

7. Roots of Representative Government 34 IV. English Bill of Rights *1689 - agreement to respect the rights of English citizens and Parliament -King/Queen could not cancel laws or impose taxes without consent of Parliament 4 Questions and a summary

8. Roots of Representative Government 34 IV. English Bill of Rights *1689 - agreement to respect the rights of English citizens and Parliament -King/Queen could not cancel laws or impose taxes without consent of Parliament -No excessive fines or punishment 4 Questions and a summary

9. Roots of Representative Government 34 IV. English Bill of Rights *1689 - agreement to respect the rights of English citizens and Parliament -King/Queen could not cancel laws or impose taxes without consent of Parliament -No excessive fines or punishment -People could complain about gov’t without fear of being punished 4 Questions and a summary

10. Roots of Representative Government 34 IV. English Bill of Rights *1689 - agreement to respect the rights of English citizens and Parliament -King/Queen could not cancel laws or impose taxes without consent of Parliament -No excessive fines or punishment -People could complain about gov’t without fear of being punished -Government was to based on laws passed by Parliament, not on desires of the ruler 4 Questions and a summary

11. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Salutary Neglect *Hands off policy -Trade, use of money, and apprentice laws that were passed in England were not enforced in the colonies 4 Questions and a summary

12. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Salutary Neglect *Hands off policy -Trade, use of money, and apprentice laws that were passed in England were not enforced in the colonies -Colonists got used to acting on their own 4 Questions and a summary

13. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Salutary Neglect *Hands off policy -Trade, use of money, and apprentice laws that were passed in England were not enforced in the colonies -Colonists got used to acting on their own VI. John Peter Zenger Trial *It was illegal to criticize the government in print 4 Questions and a summary

14. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Salutary Neglect *Hands off policy -Trade, use of money, and apprentice laws that were passed in England were not enforced in the colonies -Colonists got used to acting on their own VI. John Peter Zenger Trial *It was illegal to criticize the government in print -Zenger wrote about the New York governor and was arrested 4 Questions and a summary

15. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Salutary Neglect *Hands off policy -Trade, use of money, and apprentice laws that were passed in England were not enforced in the colonies -Colonists got used to acting on their own VI. John Peter Zenger Trial *It was illegal to criticize the government in print -Zenger wrote about the New York governor and was arrested -Found not guilty because he printed the truth 4 Questions and a summary

16. Roots of Representative Government 34 • Salutary Neglect *Hands off policy -Trade, use of money, and apprentice laws that were passed in England were not enforced in the colonies -Colonists got used to acting on their own VI. John Peter Zenger Trial *It was illegal to criticize the government in print -Zenger wrote about the New York governor and was arrested -Found not guilty because he printed the truth -Beginning of freedom of press in America 4 Questions and a summary

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