The English Establish 13 Colonies 1585 - 1732

Learning Objective: What were some of the common ideals that link the

Mayflower Compact, the establishment of the House of

Burgesses, and town meetings?

House of Burgesses

• Created in 1619 in Virginia

• First representative assembly in American colonies

• Became foundation for the principle of self-government in the colonies

Town Meetings

• Form of local self-government

• Landowners made laws and other decisions for the community

• Helped set the stage for the American Revolution

State of Nature Activity• Blue: Has the right to collect from ALL

• Red: Has the right to collect from Green and Purple

• Green: Has the right to collect from Yellow and Red

• Purple: Has the right to collect from Red and White

• Yellow: Has the right to collect from Red and Green

• White: No Rights to collect cards

Follow up questions

• How would this apply to the Pilgrims? Why did they feel it necessary to form laws before leaving the Mayflower?

Mayflower Compact Video

What is the Mayflower Compact?

• a document signed by 41 male Pilgrims on November 21, 1620 in Massachusetts.

Mayflower Compact

• Men on Mayflower vowed to obey the laws agreed upon for the general good of the colony

• Helped establish the idea of self-government and majority rule

• Set up an organized orderly government

• Key step in the development of representative, democratic government

Assignment:

• Draw a picture to illustrate the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, or a town meeting

• Write your summary. It should be 3 – 5 sentences in length and answer the learning objective: What were some of the common ideals that link the Mayflower Compact, the establishment of the House of Burgesses, and town meetings?