History Exam Review Part1 Flashcards
Enlightenment
Franklin and Locke; natural rights: life liberty and property
Great awakening
Edwards, whitefield
Religious involvement that swept through the colonies; right to challenge authority
Great awakening and enlightenment effects
Made a new government and led to ideas of equality and challenging authority
English bill of rights significance
Rule of law, expanded rights for all Englishmen
Glorious revolution
Led to bill of rights. King Henry’s daughter killed him and took throne
Jamestown: when, why, significance, and location
When: 1607 by Virginia company of London
Why: riches and jointstock
Significance: 1st permanent English settlement
Location: James River in Virginia. Bad location with swamps and malaria
Magna Carta significance
Rule of law
Massachusetts bay colony who, significance,
Who: puritans seeking religious freedom
Significance: established common wealth
Common wealth
A community in which people work together for the good of the whole
William Penn
A Quaker whose loan was repaid with Pennsylvania. Guaranteed religious freedom
Contributions: believed in self gov and representative gov
Fundamental orders of Connecticut significance
First written constitution in the colonies
Mayflower compact date and importance
November 11, 1620
Importance: established idea of self government and majority rule
Where did the pilgrims settle
New England- Plymouth
Where did the pilgrims initially settle and why did they leave
Settled in Massachusetts bay colony. Left New England in search of religious freedom
Virginia house of burgesses significance
First representative assembly in the American colonies located in Jamestown
