Frage | Antworten |
Parliament | the British legislature |
legislature | group of people that makes laws |
Precedent | a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case |
Common Law | system of law based on precedent and customs |
Compact | an agreement, or contract, among a group of people |
town meeting | gathering of local citizens to discuss and vote on important issuses |
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 discuss matters of common concern |
independence | self reliance and 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 and recognized rights of the nobles |
Glorious Revolution | 1688 the peaceful transfer of power in history of England. Parliament removed King James II from throne and invited his daughter Mary and her husband William to rule instead |
English Bill Of Rights | in English history guaranteed free elections, the right to a fair trail, and made cruel and unusual punishment illegal |
natural rights | rights you were born with-life liberty, and property |
Social Contract | agreement between the people and the government; People agree to 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 1700's and 1800's movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society |
Mayflower Compact | document signed by passengers of mayflower, created a direct democracy in the New World; also represents idea of social contract |
House of Burgesses | bicameral legislature in Jamestown, Virginia, also was the first representative democracy of the new world |
proprietary colony | colony owned by and ruled by a person who controlled the land and govt |
royal colony | colony owned by and ruled directly by the king |
indentured slave | |
triangular trade | trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas, slaves from Africa were transported to america |
Middle Passage | journey across the Atlantic Ocean made by slave ships. |
Salutary Neglect | sometimes called healthy or useful neglect meant England did not strictly enforce its laws in the colonies |
French Indian War | (Seven Years War) between France and England, because of war debt England began to tax the colonies. |
no taxation without representation | slogan that summed up the colonies anger over taxes and the fact the colonies were not allowed to representatives to parliament. |
Boston Massacre | March 5 1770 British soldiers opened fire on a crowd killing 5 American colonists, event fueled the Americans hatred for the british |
Stamp Act | tax on printed materials such as legal documents, mail, newspaper etc. |
Boston Tea Party | colonists dressed as Indians and threw the British 90,000 pounds of tea in the Boston harbor |
Intolerable Acts | also know as the Coercive Acts, these acts punished the Boston Colonists for the Boston tea party the Boston port was closed to trade and a new quartering act |
Quartering Acts | part of the intolerable acts act that required colonists to house and feed British soldiers. |
Common Sense | pamphlet written by written by Thomas Pain that was widely read in the colonies said colonies should be free and independent. |
Battle of Lexington and Concord | shot heard around the world first battle of the American Revolution |
Second Continental Congress | meeting of colonial delegates in May 1775 a committee of 5 men were appointed to write the Declaration Of Independence |
Declaration of Independence | document addressed to King George ll of England that declared American Independence |
Thomas Jefferson | chief author of the D.O.I |
John Locke | English philosopher whose natural rights philosophy was a BIG influence on Thomas Jefferson |
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