The first democratically elected legislative body in the colonies in 1619 was

1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia in 1607

A type of government in which people rule themselves

Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit

A land controlled by another nation

Colony founded in 1629 mainly as a place for personal and religious freedom

Exchange of goods, ideas, diseases, and people between the Americas, Africa, and Europe following the voyages of Columbus. Each region was significantly impacted as a result of trade and contact.

The voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.

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