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the thing that was so important about the fundamental orders of Connecticut is that the laws were a constitution, the fundamental orders extended voting rights to non-church members, and limited the power of the governer. they expanded the idea of representive government.
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How does the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut reflect the English contribution to American Democracy?
Well, the Mayflower Compact helped reflect the English contribution by giving every man on the ship the right to vote leading to present day every citizen being able to vote. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut reflects by describing representative government in detail. Tell me if it helped.
What was the first written constitution in the English colonies?
The first written colonial self-government was The Fundamental Orders of 1639 in the Connecticut towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield. The document was conspicuously devoid of references to the sovereignty of England and its monarchs.
A model for future state constitutions in America was the?
It was the Fundamental Order
Was the Mayflower Compact the first American constitution?
The Mayflower Compact was not a constitution in the modern sense. It was a simple agreement among the Pilgrims that outlined basic rules for governing themselves in the newly established Plymouth Colony. It served as a temporary governing document until a more formal constitution could be created. The first written constitution in America was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, adopted in 1639.
What did the Mayflower Compact and the Connecticut orders have in common?
both believed in a god
