Colonial Charters:
Colonial Charters Review: What is a charter? Permission and guidelines to start a colony Three Types: Royal: Controlled by the King and Queen Proprietary: Controlled by individuals Company: Owned by a business
Colonial Control:
Colonial Control Privy Council England’s group of royal advisers Made sure colonial governments followed English laws
Governors:
Governors Each colony was led by a governor King or proprietor might pick the governor Some colonies let the people elect governors CT was one colony with elections
Colonial Assemblies:
Colonial Assemblies Used British Parliament as a model Had the power to: Raise taxes Make laws Help governor control the military Laws had to be approved by: Governor’s advisory council The Governor himself The Privy Council
Virginia’s Model:
Virginia’s Model Virginia had the fist assembly Bicameral legislature – Two Houses Council of State – members elected by Virginia Company House of Burgesses – representatives elected by colonists.
Colonists’ Power:
Colonists’ Power Assemblies could refuse to pay the governor’s salary. Town Meetings Held in New England Colonists discussed local issues
Group Reading:
Group Reading Pages: 120 – 123 Choose your roles: 7 items each Vocab Definer Question Writer Fact Finder