Influence Government Today

The Influences the Government Today has Taken Three crucial events that happened in history had a monumental importance of shaping how the government is today. Many people were arriving to the colonies for many reasons. The reason numerous individuals came to the colonies was to construct a new government where the people can elect others instead of following the British government. The colonists made many documents to control the power of the government and the people, some documents include: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and the Mayflower Compact. They also had assemblies where the opinions of the people could be shared, the first form of was the House of Burgesses. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and the Mayflower Compact are documents regarding the new government, while the House of Burgesses was a representative assembly. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the Mayflower …show more content…
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut describes the structure and power of the government set up from 1639 to 1662. Thomas Hooker, John Haynes, and Roger Ludlow were the most influential in framing the document. The main concern of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the welfare of the community,this document influenced the government today in many ways. Since, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first constitution in America, it described the representative government in detail. Democracy was based upon some of the views in it. The Mayflower Compact was written right before the colonists had arrived to Plymouth. In November, 1620, this crucial document was signed and written to prevent dissent between the Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims. The Mayflower compact showed the framers of the constitution that they had to provide for the common good of the people. The Constitution and the Mayflower Compact were formed on the same bases. The basis of equality and the fact that