The First Representative Governments in North America In North America there were 13 colonies. Each colony was given an opportunity to choose representatives. The colonists had taxes forced on them by the king. Colonists didn’t want a system without checks and balances to occur, so citizens could vote on candidates to represent them. Eventually, if the candidates didn’t represent the people’s rights as they wished, they could be voted out of office. This is called a representative government, also known as a republic.
The House of Burgesses is one of the first representative governments in North America along with a few others. The legislature was established by Virginia Company, which was founded during King James I reign, in 1619, and …show more content…
125 pilgrims originally set out for Holland in 1608 to practice their religious beliefs, but became frightened that their children might acquire the customs of the dutch and speak their language. This meant that the english needed a location where they could do what they wanted and be left alone. Luckily virginia gave them a window of opportunity and the pilgrims took advantage of it. Apparently by 1620 the virginia company was deep in the pit financially. July 22nd 1620, 30 pilgrims set out from holland, and met the Mayflower which carried 70 non-separatists to go to america as laborers.for 65 days, 101 people were on the boat, travelers sighted land and quickly figured out they were not arriving in virginia. On December 26, 1620 they came ashore to build what is known as “Plymouth Colony”.Since the pilgrims did not arrive in virginia, they needed some sort of government. They created the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth. The men that signed the compact agreed to established a civil government based on congregational church compact government. This means elect a governor and representatives and the church members choose their own ministers. This system did need some improvement though. Having meetings to vote for officials became a joke. William bradford pretty much took over the political world being
The House of Burgesses is one of the first representative governments in North America along with a few others. The legislature was established by Virginia Company, which was founded during King James I reign, in 1619, and …show more content…
125 pilgrims originally set out for Holland in 1608 to practice their religious beliefs, but became frightened that their children might acquire the customs of the dutch and speak their language. This meant that the english needed a location where they could do what they wanted and be left alone. Luckily virginia gave them a window of opportunity and the pilgrims took advantage of it. Apparently by 1620 the virginia company was deep in the pit financially. July 22nd 1620, 30 pilgrims set out from holland, and met the Mayflower which carried 70 non-separatists to go to america as laborers.for 65 days, 101 people were on the boat, travelers sighted land and quickly figured out they were not arriving in virginia. On December 26, 1620 they came ashore to build what is known as “Plymouth Colony”.Since the pilgrims did not arrive in virginia, they needed some sort of government. They created the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth. The men that signed the compact agreed to established a civil government based on congregational church compact government. This means elect a governor and representatives and the church members choose their own ministers. This system did need some improvement though. Having meetings to vote for officials became a joke. William bradford pretty much took over the political world being