STAAR Points 3 Flashcards

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Guaranteed basic rights to all citizens, the model for the American Bill of Rights.

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English Bill of Rights (1689)

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Signed by King John in 1215, it guaranteed trial by jury and placed limits on the king’s power.

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Magma Carta

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Established in 1619, it was the first representative government in America.

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VA House of Burgesses

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Government where citizens elect representatives to make laws for them.

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Representative Government

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Religious revival that spread through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, placed less importance on the church doctrine and more on individual belief.

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1st Great Awakening

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Era of scientific advancement that spread across the world in the 1700s.

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Enlightenment

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Economic theory that s nation’s power is based on it’s wealth, colonies only exist to increase the wealth of the mother country.

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Mercantilism

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