STAAR Points 3 Flashcards
Guaranteed basic rights to all citizens, the model for the American Bill of Rights.
English Bill of Rights (1689)
Signed by King John in 1215, it guaranteed trial by jury and placed limits on the king’s power.
Magma Carta
Established in 1619, it was the first representative government in America.
VA House of Burgesses
Government where citizens elect representatives to make laws for them.
Representative Government
Religious revival that spread through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, placed less importance on the church doctrine and more on individual belief.
1st Great Awakening
Era of scientific advancement that spread across the world in the 1700s.
Enlightenment
Economic theory that s nation’s power is based on it’s wealth, colonies only exist to increase the wealth of the mother country.
Mercantilism