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Frage | Antworten |
Parliament | British Legislature |
Legislature | Group of people that made laws |
Precedent | Ruling used as basis for a judicial decision in a later similar case |
Commom Law | System of law based on precedent and customs |
Compact | Agreement, or contract, among a group of people |
Town Meeting | Gathering of people of local citizens to discuss & vote on important issues |
Mercantilism | Theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys |
Boycott | Refusal to purchase certain goods |
Congress | Formal meeting at which representatives that discuss matters of common concern |
Independence | Self-reliance & freedom from outside control |
Confederation | Group of individuals or states that band together for a common purpose |
Magna Carta | Great Charter signed in 1215 by King John; limited power of the monarch & recognized rights of the nobles |
Glorious Revolution | 1688 the peaceful transfer of power in history of England; Parliament removed King James II from throne & invented his daughter Mary & her husband William to rule instead |
English Bill of Rights | English history guaranteed free elections; the right to a fair trial, & made cruel & unusual punishment illegal |
Natural Rights | Rights you are born with, Life, Liberty, & property |
Social Contract | Agreement between people (the governed) & the government; People agree yo give up part of their freedom to Govt. in exchange for protection of natural rights. |
Baron De Montesquieu | Philosopher who came up with the "seperation of powers" |
Enlightenment | During the 1700s & 1800s movement that spread the idea that reason & science could improve society |
Mayflower Compact | Document signed by passenger of Mayflower; created a direct democracy in the New World; also represents idea of a social contract |
House Of Burgusses | Bicameral legislature in Jamestown, Virginia; also was the 1st Representative democracy in the New World |
Proprietary Colony | Colony owned by a person who controlled the land & government |
Royal Colony | Colony owned by King& ruled directly by the king |
Indentured servant | Person who agreed to work for a period of 7 years to pay off the cost of their passage to the colonies |
Triangular Trade | Trade between Europe, Africa, & the Americas; slaves from Africa ere transported t the Americas & traded for sugar & molasses |
Middle Passage | Journey across the Atlantic Ocean made by the slave ships |
Salutary Neglect | Sometimes called Healthy Or Useful neglect meant England did not strictly enforce its laws in the colonies |
French Indian War | AKA 7 Years War; Between England & France; Because of war dept England began to tax |
"No Taxation Without Representation" | Slogan that summed up the colonists anger over taxes & the fact that colonies were NOT allowed to send representatives from parliament |
Boston Massacre | March 5th 1770 British soldiers opened fire on a crown killing 5 American colonists; event fueled the Americas hatred for the British |
Boston Tea Party | Colonists dressed as Indians sneaked abroad British ships & dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor |
Intolerable Acts | AKA Coercive Acts; these acts (laws) punished the Boston colonists for the Boston Tea PArty; the Boston port was closed to trade & new Quartering Act |
Quarting Acts | Part of the Intolerable Acts; act that required colonists to house & feed British soldiers |
Common Sense | Pamphlet written by Thomas Pained that was widely read in the colonies; said that colonies should be free & independent |
Battle Of Lexington And Concord | "Shot Heard Around The World"; 1st battle of the Revolutionary War |
Second Continental Congress | Meeting of colonial delegates in May 1775; a committee of 5 men were appointed to write a document declaring American Independence |
Declaration Of Independence | Document addressed to King George II of England that declared American Independence |
Thomas Jefferson | Chief author of the DOI |
John Locke | English philosopher whose natural rights philosophy was a BIG influence on Thomas Jefferson |
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