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An English document draw up by nobles under King John which limited the power of the king. It has influenced later constitutional documents in Britain and America.

First permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607

rivers and near coastlines for transportation and natural resources

First representative assembly formed in colonies, an example of self government (Virginia, 1619)

a government in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government

a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620

People who severed ties with the English Church and established the Plymouth Plantation.

Plymouth founded and Mayflower Compact signed.

Jamestown founded

1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. The Pilgrims decided that they would rule themselves, based on majority rule of the townsmen.

an informal public meeting, function, or event derived from the traditional town meetings of New England.

Puritan colony, later became the state of Massachusetts, originally where Boston is located.

A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.

Founded Rhode Island; he believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs.

A Puritan woman that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island.