Question
Order. Arrange the listed events to trace the evolution of self-government in British North America, from
the earliest event to the latest.
(4 points)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted as the first written constitution in the New World.
The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies, convenes in Philadelphia.
The House of Burgesses meets for the first time as a legislative body for the Colony of Virginia.
The British Parliament unofficially adopts a policy of salutary neglect concerning the North American colonies
the earliest event to the latest.
(4 points)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted as the first written constitution in the New World.
The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies, convenes in Philadelphia.
The House of Burgesses meets for the first time as a legislative body for the Colony of Virginia.
The British Parliament unofficially adopts a policy of salutary neglect concerning the North American colonies
Answers
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To trace the evolution of self-government in British North America from the earliest event to the latest, the correct order of the events is:
1. The House of Burgesses meets for the first time as a legislative body for the Colony of Virginia. (1619)
2. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted as the first written constitution in the New World. (1638)
3. The British Parliament unofficially adopts a policy of salutary neglect concerning the North American colonies. (Beginning in the early 1700s, but notably through the 1760s)
4. The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies, convenes in Philadelphia. (1774)
This sequence illustrates the progression of self-governance and organization among the colonies leading up to the American Revolution.
1. The House of Burgesses meets for the first time as a legislative body for the Colony of Virginia. (1619)
2. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted as the first written constitution in the New World. (1638)
3. The British Parliament unofficially adopts a policy of salutary neglect concerning the North American colonies. (Beginning in the early 1700s, but notably through the 1760s)
4. The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies, convenes in Philadelphia. (1774)
This sequence illustrates the progression of self-governance and organization among the colonies leading up to the American Revolution.