Self-Government

What is self-government?

• a system in which citizens have a say in their government

• a system in which citizens can do what they want

• a system in which only certain people have a say in the government

• a system in which citizens do not have a say in their government

Which of the following sources impacted colonists' views on government?

• English Bill of Rights

• Cato's Letters

• Magna Carta

• All of the Above

Match the following

• newspaper articles

• Common Sense

• a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

• Magna Carta

• a document created by British Nobles

• English Bill of Rights

• a document passed by Parliament

• Cato's Letters

• an agreement between the Pilgrims

• Mayflower Compact

What did the Magna Carta state?

• expanded rights of Parliament and the people

• outlined who was in charge and what rules were created for Masachussetts

• sought to persuade colonists to become independent

• limited powers of the king and protected nobles' rights

What did the Mayflower Compact state?

• sought to persuade colonists to become independent

• sought to convince people to support freedom of speech

• outlined who was in charge and what rules were created

• limited the power of the king and protected noble's rights

What did the English Bill of Rights state?

• convinced people to support freedom of speech

• protected the rights of Nobles and limited the king

• expanded rights of Parliament and the people

• determined who was in charge and what rules were created for Masachussets

What did Cato's letters state?

• sought to convince colonists to support freedom of speech

• sought to convince colonists to become independent

• expanded the rights of Parliament and the people

• limited the power of the king and protected English nobles' rights

What did Common Sense state?

• limited the power of the King and protected nobles' rights

• sought to convince colonists to become independent

• it determined who was in charge and what rules were created

• expanded the rights of Parliament and the people

Based on these documents, we can conclude that the colonists valued ____________.

• having a strong leader to make all of the decisions

• power of the people

• not having any type of government

• only giving power to a small group of people

5 Point Bonus Question! What type of government do we have in the United States today?

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy