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Chapter 4 section 1

Chapter 4 section 1. Governing the Colonies . Chapter 4 section 1. Magna Carta. Chapter 4 section 1. Magna Carta The king has to follow the law . Chapter 4 section 1. Magna Carta The king has to follow the law Right to own property Everyone has the right to a trial by jury.

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Chapter 4 section 1

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  1. Chapter 4 section 1 Governing the Colonies

  2. Chapter 4 section 1 • Magna Carta

  3. Chapter 4 section 1 • Magna Carta • The king has to follow the law

  4. Chapter 4 section 1 • Magna Carta • The king has to follow the law • Right to own property • Everyone has the right to a trial by jury

  5. Chapter 4 section 1 • Magna Carta • The king has to follow the law • Right to own property • Everyone has the right to a trial by jury • Lead to the formation of Parliament

  6. Chapter 4 section 1 • Parliament • Starts as “Great Council”

  7. Chapter 4 section 1 • Parliament • Starts as “Great Council” • Two-house legislature

  8. Chapter 4 section 1 • Parliament • Starts as “Great Council” • Two-house legislature

  9. Chapter 4 section 1 • Parliament • Starts as “Great Council” • Two-house legislature • No king could raise taxes without Parliaments' permission

  10. Chapter 4 section 1

  11. In the 1640s, power struggles between King Charles I and Parliament led to the English Civil War. King Charles I Parliament Parliamentary forces eventually won the war, executed the king, and briefly ruled England.

  12. The Glorious Revolution • 1688 • King James II is kicked out of power

  13. The Glorious Revolution • 1688 • King James II is kicked out of power • Put his daughter Mary and he husband William in power

  14. The Glorious Revolution • 1689 • King James II is kicked out of power • Put his daughter Mary and he husband William in power • Signed the English Bill of Rights

  15. The English Bill of Rights: • restated many of the rights granted by the Magna Carta. • upheld habeas corpus. • required that Parliament meet regularly.

  16. The legal rights that Englishmen had won over the centuries led the colonists to expect a voice in their government. By 1760, every British colony in North America had a legislature of some kind, although the legislatures sometimes clashed with the colonial governors appointed by the king. Colonial Governors Appointed by the King Colonial Legislatures Most were elected

  17. Freedom of the Press

  18. Freedom of the Press • John Peter Zenger • Newspaper Publisher • Printed articles speaking out against the governor

  19. Freedom of the Press • John Peter Zenger • Newspaper Publisher • Printed articles speaking out against the governor • Arrested for libel

  20. Freedom of the Press • John Peter Zenger • Newspaper Publisher • Printed articles speaking out against the governor • Arrested for libel • Won the case because his articles were based on facts

  21. Freedom of the Press

  22. Terms and People • legislature – a group of people who have the power to make laws • bill of rights– a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect • habeas corpus– the principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime • freedom of the press – the right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty • libel– the publishing of statements that damage a person’s reputation

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