Relier Pairs Early Colonial Government Version en ligne Colonial Government par Travis Stent 1 town meetings 2 House of Burgesses 3 Magna Carta 4 Mayflower Compact 5 English Bill of rights 6 reasons for establishing government 7 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 8 self government or representative government 1st self government established (social contract) established limited government and due process distance,models, needed rules so no chaos 1st written constitution of the colonies individual rights (US models our Bill of Rights ) 1st representative government in the colonies elected officials who manage town affairs people take part in ruling themselves