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3. L EARNING T ARGET:  I can identify the rights that colonists expected as English subjects (citizens) living in the American colonies. Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience 27 R

4. A Glimpse at the Past L 26 Which rights (liberties) does Mather say are now restored to the English? “For all English liberties are restored to them: No Persons shall have a Penny of their Estates taken from them; nor any Laws imposed on them, without their own Consent by Representatives chosen by themselves.” Increase Mather The Last American Puritan Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience

5. English colonists expected their government to preserve their basic rights as English subjects (citizens). Property could not be seized without reason Taxes could not be levied without representation Trial by jury The power to elect representatives to government (Parliament) K EY P OINTS Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience 27 R  salutary neglect VOCAB Key Vocabulary to add to Flashcard List (17)

6. P ERSONAL R EADING N OTES Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience L 26 Shared PowerZenger Trial Create a T-Chart. Read Page 128 “Shared Power in the Colonies” through Page 129 “The Zenger Trial”. Complete your own reading notes on each heading.

7. What’s Been Happening in the Colonies? 1689 Zenger Trial Colonial Assemblies Salutary Neglect Parliament passed many laws regulating trade (the Navigation Acts) and the use of money but governors rarely enforced these laws. The colonists got used to acting on their own. C LASS N OTES Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience SALUTARY NEGLECT The policy of weakly enforcing laws that England used in ruling the American colonies for much of the late 1600s and early 1700s 27 R

8. What’s Been Happening in the Colonies? 1689 Zenger Trial Town Meetings Shared Power Citizens met to discuss issues The idea that common folks, ordinary people, can participate in government Colonial Assemblies Salutary Neglect Parliament passed many laws regulating trade (the Navigation Acts) and the use of money but governors rarely enforced these laws. The colonists got used to acting on their own. Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience C LASS N OTES

9. Colonial Assembly Royal Governor Elected by eligible colonists Appointed by the king On the LEFT side of your T-Chart under Shared Power Made laws Had authority to tax Paid governor’s salary Had final approval on laws Oversaw colonial trade Could dismiss colonial assembly Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience L 26

10. What’s Been Happening in the Colonies? 1689 Zenger Trial Town Meetings Shared Power Citizens met to discuss issues The idea that common folks, ordinary people, can participate in government Colonial Assemblies Each had different, opposing roles. For example, the governor could strike down laws passed by the assembly BUT the assembly could refuse to pay him. (power of the purse) Salutary Neglect Parliament passed many laws regulating trade (the Navigation Acts) and the use of money but governors rarely enforced these laws. The colonists got used to acting on their own. Helped establish freedom of the press for the colonists Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience In other words, the colonists have the right to criticize the government. C LASS N OTES Who was Zenger? Why was he on trial?

11. Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience Our Colonial Experience A.Salutary Neglect 1._______________ passed many laws regulating trade (i.e. the Navigation Acts) and the use of money BUT _____________________ rarely enforced them 2.__________ got used to acting on their own behalf B.Colonial Assemblies 1.Colonists used __________________ a.Citizens met to _______________ b.Developed the idea that _____________ can participate in government 2.Shared Power a.__________________ and the ________________ each had different, opposing powers C.Zenger Trial 1.Helped to establish __________________ for colonists 2.Allowed _________ of the government Parliament Royal Governors Colonists Town Meetings discuss issues common folks Colonial AssembliesRoyal Governors freedom of the press criticism

12. SEPARATE COLONIES COMMON IDENTITY V ISUAL S UMMARY Roots of Representative Government  E nglish colonists became accustomed to acting on their own. Early American Culture  “ Social contract theory” explained for many Englishmen where the English government received its power.  E nglish colonists shared certain values, such as land ownership and hard work. Lesson 9: Our Colonial Experience L 26  E nglish colonists expected the right to elect representatives to government and other political rights that had developed in England over centuries.