Foundations of Representative Government in Maryland, 1632-1715
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521329418
ISBN-13
9780521329415
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 29th, 1988
Print length
270 Pages
Weight
538 grams
Product Classification:
History of the AmericasEarly modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
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This book traces the earliest forms of representative government which were found in Maryland.
The earliest forms of representative government were to be found in Maryland from its founding in 1632. In this book, David W. Jordan traces the establishment of the legislative assembly, the development of that central institution through the seventeenth century, and changing opinions about its proper place in the governance of Maryland. Considerable discord initially existed in Maryland and other colonies over the appropriate powers and organization of any assembly of freemen. The colonial proprietors - the Calverts -never envisaged as active a body as many colonists desired, nor one so independent of proprietary dominance. Specific issues of contention varied, but throughout the century debates erupted over the role of the freemen and their representatives within the legislature. Ultimately, the resumption of proprietary authority in 1715 brought an important acknowledgment of substantial gains in representative government that became the foundation of the American political system.
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