LAD#1- The Mayflower Compact/Orders of Connecticut
1. What concepts are included in the Mayflower Compact?
The concepts that are included in the Mayflower Compact are the formation of a new government, staying loyal to the mother countries of England, France and Ireland as well as God. Furthermore, it included the vow to sustain laws, ordinances, acts and constitutions.
2) How does the Mayflower Compact reflect and attachment to both the "Old" and "New" worlds?
The Mayflower compact reflects both the “Old” and “New” worlds since in the agreement there was no mention of America and was instead just included with the mother country.
3) How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut differ from the Mayflower Compact?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and the Mayflower Compact differ since the Mayflower Compact was quite general in the description of the new laws that were going to be created and was just an agreement while the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were specific to the regulations that the government was going to create. Also Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was about individual rights rather than the good of the people the way the Mayflower Compact was.
4) What prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government, i.e.: use of a written Constitution?
The colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government with a written Constitution since they feared the threat of having one person gaining to much control and having all the say in the creation of laws.
5) In what significant way(s) does the Fundamental Orders reflect a fear of and safeguard against the usurping of power by one person or a chosen few?
The fundamental orders reflect a fear of and safeguard against the usurping of power by one person or a chosen few by creating a system based on elections of officials and the creation of different branches that keep control of one another therefore being based on a check and balances to protect the rights of the citizens.
The concepts that are included in the Mayflower Compact are the formation of a new government, staying loyal to the mother countries of England, France and Ireland as well as God. Furthermore, it included the vow to sustain laws, ordinances, acts and constitutions.
2) How does the Mayflower Compact reflect and attachment to both the "Old" and "New" worlds?
The Mayflower compact reflects both the “Old” and “New” worlds since in the agreement there was no mention of America and was instead just included with the mother country.
3) How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut differ from the Mayflower Compact?
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and the Mayflower Compact differ since the Mayflower Compact was quite general in the description of the new laws that were going to be created and was just an agreement while the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were specific to the regulations that the government was going to create. Also Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was about individual rights rather than the good of the people the way the Mayflower Compact was.
4) What prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government, i.e.: use of a written Constitution?
The colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government with a written Constitution since they feared the threat of having one person gaining to much control and having all the say in the creation of laws.
5) In what significant way(s) does the Fundamental Orders reflect a fear of and safeguard against the usurping of power by one person or a chosen few?
The fundamental orders reflect a fear of and safeguard against the usurping of power by one person or a chosen few by creating a system based on elections of officials and the creation of different branches that keep control of one another therefore being based on a check and balances to protect the rights of the citizens.
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