SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Fundamental Order
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The Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
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Connecticut Gazette
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Mayflower Compact
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Detailed explanation-1: -1682: Charter of the Liberties and Frame of Government of Pennsylvania.
Detailed explanation-2: -Penn’s colony, known as Pennsylvania, grew rapidly. Penn limited his own power and established an elected assembly. He also promised religious freedom to all Christians. His work made Pennsylvania an important example of representative selfgovernment-a government that reflects its citizens will-in the colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1682 Frame of Government provided for a quasi-bicameral legislature consisting of the Provincial Council and the General Assembly. The Provincial Council was to be made up of 72 persons, and the Governor was to have three votes on Council.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mayflower Compact 1620-The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Middle colonies also featured mixed economies, including farming and merchant shipping. Establishing representative governments: While on the Mayflower, the Pilgrims drafted a simple constitution called the Mayflower Compact, which established an early form of self-government.