Beginning in the early 1600’s, America received a flood of emigrants seeking religious freedom, an escape from political oppression and economic gains. The emergence of Democracy in colonial America can be attributed to the coming about of several institutions and documents. During this time there were governing bodies, which presided over certain colonies, but no unified system. Many of the laws and freedoms that we possess in America today were established based on the trials …showed first 75 words of 699 total…

…showed last 75 words of 699 total…modern government has its roots. Congress or a State Assembly could be compared to the assembly of those times, and the president or even a state governor could be compared to the colonial governors of that era. The laws and precedents established during that time such as freedom of the press from the Zenger trial, freedom to practice religion from the Maryland Toleration act, and government guaranteed schools from the General School Act of Massachusetts.