us history chapter 1 key terms

the legislature for the Jamestown colony established by the Virginia company in 1619; it was the first legislative assembly in North America

• mayflower compact

• enlightenment

• house of burgesses

• great awakening

(1632-1704) an english philosopher who wrote two treaties of government

• magna carta

• john locke

• george washington

• thomas jefferson

an intellectual movement in europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that emphasized reason and individualism over faith and tradition.

• enlightenment

• great awakening

• mayflower compact

• english bill of rights

the governing document for plymouth colony that established forms of self-government for the colonist

• english bill of rights

• house of burgesses

• john hancock

• mayflower compact

(1737-1793) a massachusetts statesman who served as the president of the second continental congress

• george washington

• john hancock

• thomas jefferson

• john locke

a religious movement in the north american colonies that emphasized individual salvation and high standards of personal morality.

• magna carta

• english bill of rights

• great awakening

• mayflower compact

a document limiting the power of the king of england and guaranteeing certain rights to englishmen.

• enlightenment

• thomas jefferson

• john locke

• magna carta

an act of parliament that limited the rights of the english monarchy and enumerated certain political rights

• thomas jefferson

• great awakening

• magna carta

• english bill of rights

(1732-1799) a virginia officer and stateman who led the continental army during the revolutionary war and served as the first president of the united states

• george washington

• thomas jefferson

• john hancock

• john locke

(1743-1826) a virginia stateman who wrote the decleration of independence and served as the third president of the united states

• john locke

• magna carta

• thomas jefferson

• george washington