Northwest Passage — role?
Water route through Canada to Asia
Northwest Passage — definition?
Fabled water route through Canada to Asia
William Penn — founding purpose?
Religious tolerance and democracy in Pennsylvania
House of Burgesses — role?
First elected legislative assembly in America
Mayflower Compact — significance?
Established self-governance in 1620
Puritans — goal?
Purify worship, settle Massachusetts Bay
Mayflower Compact — purpose?
Established colonial self-rule, 1620
Roger Williams — contribution?
Founded Rhode Island, championed religious freedom
William Penn — founding purpose?
Pennsylvania for religious tolerance, democracy
Middle Passage — meaning?
Transatlantic voyage enslaving Africans
Habeas Corpus — function?
Legal safeguard against unlawful detention
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1. What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 issued by Britain?
2. What was the significance of the House of Burgesses in colonial America?
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