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American Government Before Independence

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9th US Civics Mind Map on American Government Before Independence, created by paul.schneider on 05/05/2014.
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American Government Before Independence
  1. Early Colonists
    1. Immigrants
      1. "Land of Immigrants"
        1. Americans come from many different countries
          1. Trend does continues throughout history and today
          2. Jamestown
            1. Established in 1607
              1. Native American Interactions
                1. Settlers wanted to take more and more land for farming
                  1. Conflict become war and settlers won
                    1. Enslaved them but got sick and died from colonist diseases
                      1. Started bringing African slaves, believed would not get same illnesses
                    2. Plymouth
                      1. Established in 1620
                        1. Later established the Massachusetts Bay Colony
                        2. Puritans
                          1. Came to practice their beliefs
                            1. Strict Beliefs
                          2. Pennsylvania
                            1. Established in 1680
                              1. Quakers colonized
                                1. Practice own beliefs
                                  1. Called for tolerance
                                    1. William Penn - Founder
                                    2. "Land of Penn"
                                    3. Southern Colonies
                                      1. Came during British unrest
                                        1. Many were wealthy, but non-noble
                                        2. Borderlanders
                                          1. From England, Scotland and Ireland
                                            1. Characteristics
                                              1. Spoke English
                                                1. Belief in Liberty and Human Rights
                                            2. Magna Carta
                                              1. King John had absolute power
                                                1. Barons met with and forced him to sign
                                                  1. Threatened with army
                                                    1. Right to trial by jury of peers
                                                    2. Ideas original only for nobles
                                                    3. Parliment
                                                      1. Line of Kings
                                                        1. Edward
                                                          1. James II
                                                          2. Glorious Revolution
                                                            1. William and Mary
                                                              1. Bill of Rights
                                                                1. Constitutional Monarchy
                                                                2. House of Lords
                                                                  1. Highest Court of Appeals
                                                                  2. House of Commons
                                                                    1. Prime Minister
                                                                  3. Governments in the Early American Colonies
                                                                    1. New Amsterdam
                                                                      1. Now NYC
                                                                        1. Settled by Dutch in 1650
                                                                        2. Virginia
                                                                          1. House of Burgesses
                                                                            1. Founding
                                                                              1. Virginia Company
                                                                                1. John Smith
                                                                                2. Privy Council
                                                                                3. Massachusetts Bay
                                                                                  1. Mayflower Compact
                                                                                    1. Pilgrims had no charter
                                                                                      1. Allowed Pilgrims to make laws based on majority vote
                                                                                    2. Maryland
                                                                                      1. Cecilius Calvert
                                                                                        1. Lord of Baltimore
                                                                                        2. Leonard Calvert
                                                                                          1. Appointed governor
                                                                                            1. Told Cecilius to pass law for Catholics to practice in private
                                                                                            2. Catholic colony
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