POLI 325D1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Unanimous Consent

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 325D1
• Professor: Harold Waller

Document Summary

Mayflower compact agreement by pilgrims completed while on the mayflower set out some of the principles by which they would govern themselves once they landed expressed desire to live under the rule of law decided by the people. 3 kinds of colonies at the time: royal colonies. 8 of these governor appointed by the king laws had to be approved by the king: proprietary colonies. 3 of these king had granted to a proprietor the ability to choose the governor with the approval of the king: charter colonies. Rhode island and connecticut freely-elected legislatures which chose the governors laws could not be vetoed by the king this was not popular democracy colonial experience provided the institutional foundation for the republic (after 1776) Revolution and declaration ppl of the 13 colonies began to cooperate in ways they had not in earlier years. 1774-75 establishment of the continental congress brought together reps from all the colonies.