It was "John Smith" who issued strict punishment and a system whereby colonists could be given land if they agreed to farm it in the colony of Jamestown, since Smith was known as the "savior" of the Jamestown colony in this regard.
I believe the power was separated so that no one group of people had to much power. It is the basic gest of why we separate a lot of things so that everyone has equality and all power is not going to one person or group who does things in favor of another person or group. The power was then distributed so each branch could help keep the other branch from becoming power hungry and unsociable power feigns.
Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of english philosopher John Locke
