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In 1215 noblemen in England forced the king to sign this document.
It protected the rights of the people and limited the power of the king.
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the Magna Carta [image][image] |
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| What is significant about the year 1607? |
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Jamestown, Virginia was settled that year. Know that: - it was the first permanent English settlement
- It was started by the Virginia Company (a joint-stock company)
- John Smith was its leader who helped them through the "starving time" by saying, no work = no food
- John Rolfe introduced tobacco as a crop that helped Jamestown become a success.[image]
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| A government in which power is held by the people. The people elect people (representatives) to represent them in the government. |
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representative government [image] |
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the first representative government in the colonies
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Virginia House of Burgesses - in Jamestown, Virginia
- Was used as a model in other colonies[image]
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A set of rules adopted by the Pilgrims in 1620 before they left their ship to settle the colony of Plymouth in Massachusetts
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the Mayflower Compact - It declared that the 41 males who signed it would follow the rules and the government they set up for the Plymouth colony.
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the first written constitution in the American colonies
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the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut [image] |
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Who established Pennsylvania?
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William Penn - a refuge for Quakers
- religious freedom for all, so it attracted different ethnic groups
- opposed warfare
- fair treatment for Native Americans[image]
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| What was the system of large-scale agriculture (farming) in the Southern colonies? |
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the Plantation System - plantations grew cash crops such as tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo
- it depended on slave labor[image]
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What was the system of trade in colonial times that had three stops?
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Triangular Trade - Rum and iron was sent from New England to Africa where they were traded for slaves
- Slaves were then transported from Africa to the West Indies (the "Middle Passage") where they were traded for sugar and molasses
- Sugar and molasses would then be sent to New England to be traded for more rum and iron, and so forth.
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What important law passed in 1689 established this important principle: government was to be based on laws made by parliament and not on the desires of a ruler |
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the English Bill of Rights [image] William and Mary were the king and queen who accepted the English Bill of Rights |
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| What was the name of the religious movement in the 1730's and 1740's that was in response to the strict teachings of the Puritans? |
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the First Great Awakening - preached that personal salvation was achieved through good works
- encouraged men and women to take an active role in their own personal salvation[image]
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| What was the economic system of Europe in the 1500's and 1600's which included the belief that colonies exist to benefit the home country by supplying raw materials and providing markets for finished goods? |
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What was the war between England and France for control of the Ohio Valley that started in the colonies in 1754?
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the French and Indian War - ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1763 which gave the British all lands east of the Mississippi River and eliminated France as a rival in North America
- the British won the war
- it was called the French and Indian War because most of the Native Americans fought on the side of the French
France gave up the territory marked in red:
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