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history notes part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them is... | Representative government |
| A nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them... | Republic |
| The first representative assembly in the new world... | House of burgesses |
| The legislative, executive, and judicial aka.... | Three branches of government |
| (Signed in 1215, by king john 1 of England) first document that limited power of the ruler, gave power of trial by jury... | Magna carta |
| Protects the rights of English citizens and became the foundation(basis) for the american bill of rights... | English bill of rights |
| The agreement signed in 1620 by the pilgrims in plymouth... | Mayflower compact |
| The first permanent English settlement , founded in 1607... | Jamestown |
| What colony was settled in the year 1621... | Plymouth |
| Who set sail the ocean blue in 1492 | Columbus |
| A fast ship used in exploration... | Caravel |
| A navigational instrument used to plot the stars... | Astrolabe |
| An economic theory that a country's strength is measured by the amount of gold it has is... | Mercantilism |