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