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representative government   is a system of government in inch voters elect representatives to make laws for them  
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Republic   is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them  
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House of burgesses   was the first representative assembly in the new world  
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three branches of government   is the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the executive branch.  
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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  
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english bill of rights   protected the rights of english citizens and became the basis for the american bill if rights  
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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  
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jamestown   the first permanent english settlement, was founded in 1607  
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plymouth   a colony was settled in the year 1621  
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columbus   set sail the ocean blue in 1492  
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a caravel   was a fast ship used in exploration  
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astrolabe   was a navigational Instrument used to plot the stars  
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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  
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free enterprise   is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation  
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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  
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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  
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fundamental orders of Connecticut   First written constitution in america  
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middle colonies   New York, New Jersey, Delaware,Pennsylvania  
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southern colonies   Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland  
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new England colonies   Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, new Hampshire  
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puritans   wanted to reform the english church  
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separatists   wanted to set up their own church  
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propriety colony   colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted  
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joint stock colony   a colony in wich investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of it's future profits  
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royal colony   a colony run by a governor appointed by the king or queen  
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