People came to the United States for better opportunity and freedom. In the beginning of the 1630s in the time of the Great Migration era, England had 13 colonies in the United States. In three different colony zones, the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. The colony age changed the unfolding of democracy in the United States.
There are many forms that were in Colonial America that influenced our government to be more democratic. They lead the United States to becoming a democracy, some examples are "The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" and the "Virginia House of Burgesses". In document three, The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the governor is chosen "by all those who are eligible to vote." If the governor …show more content…
A different document that altered the democracy was the Voting Requirements, was that the only people who could vote were white, Christian, men who owned land. This means that these laws only have some men the right to vote or have a voice in government. As stated before, another requirement was that the men had to own land. For example, Massachusetts voters had to have a land rented at $2. Despite this, if we didn’t have these documents we migth not have the democratic government that we have today.
In conclusion, Colonial America was democratic in the sense that they had a representative government and gave some people the right to vote. However, it was undemocratic because it had slavery and women had no rights. the 13 colonies did many things that effect how our government is run today and now. Colonial America had both democratic and undemocratic