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STAAR facts
1-25 STAAR facts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| representative government | is a system of government in inch voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
| Republic | is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them |
| House of burgesses | was the first representative assembly in the new world |
| three branches of government | is the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the executive branch. |
| magna carta | signed in 1215 by king john the first of England, was the first document that limited power of the ruler, gave power of trial by jury |
| english bill of rights | protected the rights of english citizens and became the basis for the american bill if rights |
| mayflower compact | was an agreement signed in 1620 by the pilgrims in plymouth, to consult each other about the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed |
| jamestown | the first permanent english settlement, was founded in 1607 |
| plymouth | a colony was settled in the year 1621 |
| columbus | set sail the ocean blue in 1492 |
| a caravel | was a fast ship used in exploration |
| astrolabe | was a navigational Instrument used to plot the 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 and that the colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country |
| free enterprise | is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation |
| primary sources | are the original records of an event. they include eyewitness reports, records created at the time of an event, speeches, and letter by people involved in the event, photographs and artifacts |
| secondary sources | are the later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. Often secondary sources, like textbooks and articles, provided summaries of information found in primary sources |
| fundamental orders of Connecticut | First written constitution in america |
| middle colonies | New York, New Jersey, Delaware,Pennsylvania |
| southern colonies | Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland |
| new England colonies | Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, new Hampshire |
| puritans | wanted to reform the english church |
| separatists | wanted to set up their own church |
| propriety colony | colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted |
| joint stock colony | a colony in wich investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of it's future profits |
| royal colony | a colony run by a governor appointed by the king or queen |
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