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| Bacon's rebellion | An armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkley. |
| Jamestown | The first permanent English settlement in North America. |
| Albany plan | Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 proposal to create one government for the thirteen colonies. |
| Enlightenment | 18th Century movement during which European philosophers believed that society’s problems could be solved by reason and science. |
| proprietary colony | English colony granted to an individual or group by the Crown. |
| Mayflower Compact | Framework for self-government of the Plymouth Colony signed on the ship Mayflower in 1620. |
| English Bill of Rights | Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the rights of English citizens. |
| Great Awakening | Religious movement in the English colonies during the 1730’s and 1740’s inspired by evangelical preachers. |
| House of Burgesses | Representative assembly of colonial Virginia formed in 1619. |
| magna carta | English document from 1215 that limited the power of the King and provided basic rights for citizens. |
| salutary neglect | British policy of 1700s that allowed colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain benefited. |
