This document appears to be guided notes on colonial documents related to self-government in early America. It includes blanks to fill in definitions of key terms like "self-government" and short descriptions of important documents such as the Mayflower Compact, the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the New England Articles of Confederation, and the Maryland Toleration Act that established systems of government for the colonies and key principles of the founders like self-government and religious tolerance.

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Colonial Documents
Guided Note
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1. In your own words ,define “self-government”:__________________
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2. What belief did American founders get from Enlightenment thinkers?
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3. What was the result of the First Virginia Charter?__________________
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4. What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?________________
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5. What was the significance of the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay
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6. What was unique about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?_____
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2. 7. Why were the New England Articles of Confederationwritten?_______
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8. What was the importance of the Maryland Toleration Act?__________
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