NC’s First Government
Previously you learned that people from Virginia began to trickle down into NC in search of economic opportunities: fur trade, gold,
rich soil, pine trees (pitch and tar), etc. As people began to establish settlements in the Northeastern part of North Carolina in the
Albemarle area, there was no government. You also learned that concurrently (at about that same time) King Charles II gave eight of
his friends (8 Lords Proprietors) a charter to land in NC to repay them for helping reclaim his family throne. King Charles II gave the
8 Lords Proprietors great power to grant titles of nobility, establish towns and counties, build forts, and collect taxes. The charter
indicated that laws would be made with the “advice, assent, and approbation (approval) of the Freemen” through representation. Now
you will learn that the 8 Lord Proprietors established a government that represented their interest.
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Early Government of North Carolina consisted of an: Assembly, Governor, and Council
1. The Assembly
i. Made up of delegates elected by male landowning settlers
ii. Decided how colony’s money was spent
iii. Law Making Body
2. Governor
i. Appointment
A. Appointed by and represented the Proprietors, not the people
B. Expected to Carry Out the Proprietor’s wishes
C. Expected to keep the Proprietors informed about the affairs
D. Keep office as long as Proprietors were happy
E. Assembly set his salary
ii. Powers
A. Set dates for meetings of Assembly
B.
Send members home if he didn’t like their decisions
C.
No law passed w/out his approval
D. Punished officials who violated their duties
3. Council
A. Assisted the governor
B. With the governor & Assembly made laws
C. With the governor, acted as a court
D. Appointment of Counselors
a. Was appointed by governor
b. Changed to appointed by Assembly and Proprietors
Changes in Government
1. The Assembly had an Upper House and Lower House
A. Upper House = Council – appointed by Proprietors
B. Lower House = Former Assembly “House of Commons” – elected by male land
owners
Proprietors Establish a Quitrent (TAX)
Political Parties Develop
1. Prerogative Party – believed government independent of people would best serve the colony. The
Prerogative Party was made up of:
A. The governor
B. Council
C. Men who owed their positions to the Proprietors
2. Popular Party – believed that the will of the people through their representatives in the Assembly
should determine government actions. The popular part was made of:
A. Men who had settled the Albemarle area before the Proprietors took over
B. Often rebelled when they saw:
a. Unfair orders
b. Unfair interference from the Proprietors
NC’s First Government
Previously you learned that people from Virginia began to trickle down into NC in search of ___________________
opportunities: _____ trade, gold, ______ soil, pine _________ - naval stores (pitch and tar), etc. As people began to
establish ____________ in the Northeastern part of North Carolina in the ______________ area, there was no
_________________. You also learned that concurrently (at about that same time) King Charles II gave eight of his
friends (8 Lords Proprietors) a charter to land in NC to repay them for helping reclaim his family throne. King Charles II
gave the 8 Lords Proprietors __________ power to grant titles of nobility, establish towns and counties, build forts, and
collect taxes. The charter indicated that laws would be made with the “advice, assent, and approbation (approval) of the
Freemen” through representation. Now you will learn that the 8 Lord Proprietors established a government that
represented _____________ interest.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Early Government of North Carolina consisted of an: _____________, ___________, and __________
1. The ___________________________________________
i. Made up of delegates elected by ______________ _____________________ settlers
ii. Decided how colony’s ______________ was spent
iii. Law Making Body
2. The __________________________________________
i. Appointment
A. Appointed by and represented the ______________________, not the ________
B. Expected to Carry Out the ______________________________wishes
C. Expected to keep the Proprietors informed about the affairs
D. Kept office as long as Proprietors were ______________________________
E. Assembly set his salary
ii. Powers
A. Set dates for meetings of Assembly
B.
Send members home if he didn’t _______________ their __________________
C.
No ________________________ passed w/out his approval
D. _________________________ officials who violated their duties
3. Council
A. Assisted the governor
B. With the governor & Assembly made ___________________________________
C. With the governor, acted as a __________________________________________
D. Appointment of Counselors
a. Was appointed by governor
b. Changed to appointed by Assembly and Proprietors
Changes in Government
1. The Assembly had an ____________________ and __________________________
A. Upper House = Council – appointed by ______________________________
B. Lower House = Former Assembly “House of Commons” – elected by male land
owners
Proprietors Establish a Quitrent. A quitrent is a ____________________.
Two Political Parties Develop: _________________________________ and _____________________
1. ____________________________ – believed government independent of people would best serve
the colony. The Prerogative Party was made up of:
A. The governor
B. Council
C. Men who owed their positions to the Proprietors
2. __________________________ – believed that the ____________ of the _______________
through their representatives in the Assembly should determine government actions. The popular
part was made of:
A. Men who had settled the Albemarle area before the Proprietors took over
B. Often rebelled when they saw:
a. Unfair orders
b. Unfair interference from the Proprietors