SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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It created America’s first representative government
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It was the first document to set rules for representative government.
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It expanded the right to vote to all men who owned property.
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It set limits on the power of the governor.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Relying largely on a philosophy promoted by Hartford founder, the Rev. Thomas Hooker, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut supported rule through “the consent of the governed.” The concept made such an impression on Thomas Jefferson that the Virginian inserted those words in the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Fundamental Orders extended voting rights to non-church members and limited the powers of the governor, thus expanding the ideas of representative government, written by Thomas Hooker.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fundamental Orders, inspired by Thomas Hooker’s sermon of May 31, 1638, provided the framework for the government of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1639, the Connecticut Colony wrote and adopted the Fundamental Orders. This document reflected our independent spirit and is considered by many to be the first written constitution of a democratic government. That’s why Connecticut is nicknamed “The Constitution State."