Virginia House of Burgesses: first representative government, 1619, colonists of Virginia , Virginia , Mayflower Compact: first form of self-government, Pilgrims , social contract, 1620, Massachusetts , Fundamental Orders of Connecticut : first written constitution , Thomas Hooker, 1639, Connecticut , The First Great Awakening : religious movement, 1730's-1740's, idea that everyone was equal in the eyes of God, led to questioning the role of the King, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield , John Locke: natural rights, life, liberty, property, Enlightenment , philosopher , thought a government's job is to protect the rights of its citizens,

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