Colonial Government Colonial Government and its Originsand its Origins

Word Wall WordsWord Wall Words

DemocraticDemocratic

In a In a democratic democratic government the power government the power rests with the people.rests with the people.

Great MigrationGreat Migration

The The Great Migration Great Migration is the name is the name given to the choice and action made given to the choice and action made by many Puritan families to leave by many Puritan families to leave England and come to America.England and come to America.

ConstitutionConstitution

A A constitutionconstitution is a is a

document that sets thedocument that sets the

basic rules for a basic rules for a government.government.

EnlightenmentEnlightenment The idea that The idea that

reason and logic reason and logic could be applied to could be applied to the world. the world.

ParliamentParliament

The Law making The Law making body in England.body in England.

Salutary NeglectSalutary Neglect The hands-off The hands-off

policy concerning policy concerning the King of England the King of England and the American and the American ColonistsColonists..

Magna CartaMagna Carta

The 1215 The 1215 agreement agreement between the King between the King of England and of England and British citizens British citizens which limited the which limited the power of the King.power of the King.

Middle PassageMiddle Passage

The voyage from The voyage from Africa to the Africa to the Caribbean taken by Caribbean taken by slave traders and slave traders and their cargo.their cargo.

John LockeJohn Locke

The Enlightened The Enlightened thinker who first thinker who first spoke about the spoke about the theory of “Natural theory of “Natural Rights”.Rights”.

Unalienable RightsUnalienable Rights

Rights that cannot Rights that cannot be taken away by be taken away by any government.any government.

Habeas CorpusHabeas Corpus

The right of an The right of an accused person to accused person to know the charges know the charges being brought being brought against them. First against them. First applied in 1689.applied in 1689.

English Bill of RightsEnglish Bill of Rights

A list of protections A list of protections given to British given to British citizens which also citizens which also limit the power of limit the power of the King. the King.

OverseerOverseer

A person, usually a A person, usually a slave, who is in slave, who is in charge of slaves on charge of slaves on a plantation. a plantation.

*Bonus:**Bonus:*John Peter ZengerJohn Peter Zenger

The first person The first person who used as a who used as a defense the right defense the right to speak the truth, to speak the truth, or freedom of or freedom of speech in the speech in the colonies.colonies.