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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.

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The Fundamental Constitution of Connecticut.

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What was the first constitution in the colonies called?

the first written constitution was in the first colonies was the may flower compact.


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No. The first compact in the colonies was the Mayflower Compact.


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In one of the 13 colonies.


What was the first constitution written by the first 13 original colonies?

The earliest constitution adopted by any of the colonies was Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which was adopted in 1639. There is a link below.


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What the English colonies?

Jamestown, Roanoke, and Plymouth were some of the first English colonies.


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No. When the Constitution was written it contained almost nothing that guaranteed any rights to the citizenry. Several colonies refused to ratify the Constitution until it did, so the first ten amendments were added.


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For the United States, the Articles of Confederation were written first. However, these laws were too weak and did not give the federal government sufficient power to effectively rule the colonies, so they were scraped and the Constitution that we know of today was created.


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