Mayflower Compact: A governing agreement created by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower ship in 1620, which established self-government based on consent of the governed.
House of Burgesses: The first representative assembly in colonial Virginia (1619), which allowed colonists to have some say in making laws.
Plymouth Plantation: One of the earliest successful English settlements in North America (established 1620) by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom; it served as an example for future colonies.