In America, colonists were practicing self-government because England was across the seas. In forming this democracy, principles were created. Citizens participation, individual or human rights, and economic freedom. In colonial America, democracy was a work in progress with democratic and undemocratic features.
According to Document #2 Voting Qualifications, Citizens Participation was a democratic feature for the time. Citizens are a part of making and being the government. Participation is more than just a right , it's a duty. People are getting to vote if they have reached the certain amount of qualifications. An Undemocratic feature in colonial America Individual or Human Rights. All people have rights because they are humans, so they have the freedom and rights . All slaves were not treated like humans. They were treated like animals and property. They were sold not given freedom. Document #5 Plan Of A Slave Ship. …show more content…
Government allows some private ownership. Only men were allowed to own land or own anything, women were not allowed to own anything to their names. Only a few lucky ones got to own or keep stuff to their names without having to give to the man. In document # 2 Voting Qualifications the people got to vote to choose who was in the government. In document # 5 Plan of a Slave Ship the African American people were not treated equal. In document # 4 The Page From The Lady’s Law only men were allowed to own and have property. All of these features may have been democratic or undemocratic, but it helped with starting their self-government. Economic Freedom, Citizen Participation, and Individual or Human Rights are features of democracy. These were undemocratic and democratic features in Colonial