LAD #1: Mayflower Compact & Fundamental Orders of CT

1) What concepts are included in the Mayflower Compact? 
      The concepts of the Mayflower Compact include that all of the settlers coming to the New World are to follow a set of laws to allow their newly developing civilization to be orderly and be well preserved to honor their King and to provide the best for their colony.


2) How does the Mayflower Compact reflect and attachment to both the "Old" and "New" worlds? 
       The Mayflower Compact states that the colonists are coming to the New World for the honor of their King and their religion so they still respect the Old World but they are also beginning to make their own civilization away from their Mother Country, becoming more independent in the New World by establishing their own set of laws.

3) How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut differ from the Mayflower Compact? 
      The Fundamental Orders go into much more detail of the laws that are being established and more government positions are being created which allows the colonists to vote for their leaders (Governor, Secretary, etc.), committees and courts are also being established. Unlike the Mayflower Compact these Fundamental orders do not mention anything about maintaining the honor of the King because the colonists are becoming much more independent with creating these set of laws.

4) What prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government, i.e.: use of a written Constitution? 
       The colonists wanted to maintain their civilization which was still developing in the New World and the way for them to do so was to create a set of laws and ways to choose their leaders who would do what was best for the people and the preservation of their colony. This more detailed and organized set of laws also helped the colonists of Connecticut become more independent from the Old World.   

 5) In what significant way(s) does the Fundamental Orders reflect a fear of and safeguard against the usurping of power by one person or a chosen few?
     The Fundamental Orders reflects the colonies fear of an uprising by sending a deputy from every town into a meeting to discuss the complaints or problems of a town and gives the deputies the power to fine or seclude any member who is not following rules so if one member is angered by a decision of the meeting and does something that the rest of the members dislike the whole town could be cut off from adding to the meetings so no uprising could begin. Courts were allowed to call in anyone who is even in question of wrongdoing to make sure their colony stays unharmed from any destruction an uprising can cause which was constantly a worry in a newly developing civilization.