The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut — Cloze Reading (Levels 1–3)

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In , in created an important called the Fundamental . It listed for their and explained how people could for . Many meetings took place near .

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Level 2 — Word Bank

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The Fundamental Orders worked like a because it explained how the colony would be run. It created a General with elected from different . The document set up for a and a to help enforce . Only certain could vote, but the plan still limited government .

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Level 3 — Word Bank

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The Fundamental Orders provided a for based on the of the governed. It set a for written plans of government in the English colonies, even before a royal clearly defined Connecticut’s status. By organizing a and using the to make decisions, the colony aimed for political . Many of its later had an on ideas about American constitutional government.

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