TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.20.b.3

(3) History. The student understands the foundations of representative government in the United States. The student is expected to:

• (A) explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period;
• (B) analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government; and
• (C) describe how religion and virtue contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies.