Staar 3 Flashcards
Guaranteed basic right to all English citizens the model for America bill of right
English bill of rights
Signed by king john in 1215, it guaranteed trial by jury and placed limits on king’s power
Magna Carta
Established in 1619 it was the first representative government in America
VA house of burgesses
Government where citizens elect representatives to make laws of them
Representative government
Religious revival that spread through the colonies in 1730 and 1740s placed less importance on church doctrine and more on individual belief
1st great awkening
Era of scientific advancement that spread across the world in the 1700s
Enlightenment
Economic theory that a nations power is based on its wealt colonies only exist to increase the wealth of the mother country
Mercantilism