Self Government Dbq Analysis

DBQ essay The following documents contributed to the establishment of self-government and representative government in the English Colonies each in their own way. The Magna Carta gave rights that had never been used before. The English Bill of Rights came up with basic rules for self-government. The Mayflower Compact was the first idea in the colony that people should be able to change who and what leads them. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut declares that everyone should be able to have an opinion in the government. Finally, The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected body of representatives in the colony.
The Magna Carta is a charter agreed to by King John, to make peace between the King and barons on June 15, 1215. Of all …show more content…
It also a statement of rights and liberties and how King James II violation of them. In the glorious revolution in 1688, William of Orange was invited to overthrow King James II of England. Williams successful invasion led to King James II to flee to France. He then took over the government through appointment, and led to an English Convention Parliament to be elected. The bill was enacted in December 1689 in the House of Commons. laws should not be dispensed with or suspended without the consent of Parliament; “no taxes should be levied without the authority of Parliament; the right to petition the monarch should be without fear of retribution; no standing army may be maintained during peacetime without the consent of Parliament subjects who are Protestants may bear arms for their defense as permitted by law; the election of members of Parliament should be free; the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament should not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament; excessive bail should not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted; jurors should be duly impaneled and returned and jurors in high treason trials should be freeholders; promises of fines or forfeitures before conviction are void; Parliaments should be held frequently” (The English …show more content…
It is considered to be the first written constitution on the colonies. It was chosen to be used because "The men of the three towns were a law unto themselves. It is known that they were in earnest for the establishment of a government on broad lines; and it is certain that the ministers and captains, the magistrates and men of affairs, forceful in the settlements from the beginning, were the men who took the lead, guided the discussions, and found the root of the whole matter in the first written declaration of independence in these historical orders." (Taylor, John, 1639). This document was very important to the idea of self-government in the colonies because its text declares many rights guaranteed to the colonists, and controls the government, by limiting the power of the local