The FRAME Routine
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is about…
The reasons for the why and how the 13 English Colonies in North America were both able and willing to create government institutions that
represented the people instead of ruling over them.
Main Idea
The Specific Reasons
Essential Details
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1. Distance from England
2. Colonists accustomed to
English traditions and political
structures.
3. Colonies were self-governing
Main Idea
The Key Documents
Main Idea
The Significant Individuals
Essential Details
Essential Details
1. The Magna Carta – First
Document to limit the power of
the English King.
2. The Mayflower Compact –
Establishes the idea of selfgovernment in the 13 Colonies
3. Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut - 1st written
constitution in the 13 Colonies
4. English Bill of Rights –
Becomes the model for the
U.S. Bill of Rights years later
1. John Locke – English
philosopher, said that personal
liberty is just as important as
political order
2. Montesquieu – French political
thinker, said a judiciary was
necessary
3. Blackstone – English judge,
was the authority on “common
law”
4. Hooker – Boston reverend,
inspired the FO of Conn.
5. Penn – English nobleman,
recognized need for gov’t
accountability to citizens
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) – Why are humans driven to find a better life?
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Representative government was not created by chance or by luck. It took the hard work of many people who were passionate about doing
what they believed was morally right.
Extend Understanding:
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Strategic Instruction Model (SIM™) University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning (KUCRL.org)
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Key Topic
The Growth of Representative
Government