8.SS.3.B

Analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government.

Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
Mayflower CompactFundamental Orders of ConnecticutVirginia House of Burgessesgrowthrepresentative government
Skills
  • analyze (the importance of the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and Virginia House of Burgesses) #dok3
  • explain (how each document contributed to the growth of representative government) #dok2
  • identify (features of early representative government documents) #dok1
  • compare (the roles of different colonial documents in promoting representative government) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses as early documents supporting representative government. #dok1
  • I can explain the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government. #dok2
  • I can analyze how early colonial documents influenced the development of representative government in the American colonies. #dok3
  • I can compare the contributions of different colonial documents in supporting representative government. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • The establishment of representative government in the American colonies was influenced by key early documents and assemblies.
  • Principles found in the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and Virginia House of Burgesses laid the foundation for representative democracy in America.
Essential Questions
  • What is representative government, and why did it develop in the American colonies?
  • How did the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and Virginia House of Burgesses contribute to the growth of representative government?
  • In what ways were the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and Virginia House of Burgesses similar or different?
  • Why are these early colonial documents still important when studying the foundations of American democracy?
  • How did the principles in these documents reflect the values and needs of the colonists?