The Origins of American Government

November 11th, 1621 marks the day when English influence took its first steps onto Cape Cod, a miniscule piece of land that after over a century would become part of what is now the United States of America. The pilgrims brought forth with them a system of government of which had experienced centuries of evolution in England, but as time lingered on, they realized that an end to the English crown had to be eminent. After challenging the crown in a deadly war that lasted eight years, the Founding Fathers of the United States devised a system of government that had used elements within the English government and some of their own thinking. As the first American colonies began to grow, they were subject to the English form of government. Each of the 13 colonies had a charte...

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