SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Question
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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut did all of the following EXCEPT
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Limited the power of the governor
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Increased representative government
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Required a citizen to be Puritan to vote
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Allowed White Male Landowners to vote
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -history of Connecticut The orders created an annual assembly of legislators and provided for the election of a governor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Charter those who had the right to vote were white adult males owning land and property worth 50 shillings, who were of “sober conversation and quiet, peaceable behavior", were certified by the Town offi-cials and admitted by the General Assembly to freemen status.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fundamental Orders created a General Court that was composed of the three branches of government, a governor (the executive); twelve deputies-four from each town (the legislature); and six magistrates (the judiciary).
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