Early Colonial Government

1/30/2012

English Colonies
Charter a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company Stock

Who came???
Virginia money and capitalism
Gentlemen Indentured Servants

New England religion and equality

Pilgrims Separatists

Virginia
Tobacco
Plantations Slavery

What about the women?

Virginias Government
Derived from the English form of government
Magna Carta English Constitution English Parliament

Virginias Government
Based on representation House of Burgesses
Burgess = representative

Elections and King Representation for whom? Who could vote?

Colonial Government
Spanish
Who is on top? Bottom? Similar to medieval times

French
Fewer settlers = smaller government

English
Mayflower Compact and House of Burgesses Similar to Englands government