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25 STAAR Facts
first 25 staar facts
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Representative Goverment | A system of a goverment in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them. |
| Republic | Is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them. |
| House of Burgesess | Was the first representative assembly in the new world. |
| Three Branches of Goverment | Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Executive Branch. |
| Magna Carta | Signed in 1215 by King John 1 of England, was the first document that limited power of the ruler, gave power to of trial of Jury. |
| English Bill of Rights | Protected the rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights |
| Mayflower Compact | Was the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed. |
| Jamestown | The first permanent English settlement, was founded in 1607. |
| Plymouth | Colony settled was settled in year 1621 |
| Columbus | Set sail the ocean blue in 1492 |
| Caravel | A fast ship used in exploration |
| Astrolabe | A navigational instrument used to plot stars |
| Mercantilism | Is an economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys. |
| Free Enterprise | The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal goverment regulation. |
| Primary Sources | Are the original records of an event. |
| 1Secondary Sources | The later writings and and interpretations of historians of historians and writers. |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | First Written Constitution in America. |
| Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey. Deleware, and Pennsylvania. |
| Southern Colonies | Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Maryland. |
| New England Colonies | Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,and New Hampshire. |
| Puritans | Wanted to reform from the English church. |
| Separists | Wanted to set up their own churches. |
| Proprietary Colony | Colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted. |
| Joint Stock Colony | A colony in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits. |
| Royal colony | A colony run by a governor appointed by a the king or queen. |
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