LAD #1 Mayflower Compact & Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

1) What concepts are included in the Mayflower Compact?

The concepts in the Mayflower Compact include having the first colony with fair laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and officers by making a united government.

2) How does the Mayflower Compact reflect and attachment to both the "Old" and "New" worlds?

The old world was still loyal to the king while the new world wanted democracy and independence from the mother country.

3) How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut differ from the Mayflower Compact?

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut gave more power to the people to choose the government and commit to more equality than the Mayflower Compact.

4) What prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government, i.e.: use of a written Constitution?

The colonists of Connecticut wanted to have more power to choose the government and make sure there isn’t too much power in one person.

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 reflects fear of power by making sure that the governor changes every two years and to have fairness in the courts by sending people from each town for the jurisdictions.