Ch2-THE_FIGHT_FOR_DEMOCRACY_AND_THE_ENGLISH_CIVIL_WAR

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Democracy A government that is controlled by the people who live under it.
Civil rights the rights of a citizen
Magna Carta the great charter which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights
Civil war a war between citizens of the same country
Republic a country without monarch
Constitutional Monarchy A monarchy in which the monarch rules according to the constitution and laws of the nations.
To colonize to settle in and control the lands of others
protestant any Christians not belonging to the roman catholic or orthodox eastern church
Puritan Vey large and powerful group among the dissenting protestants.
Congregation an assembly of people who gather for religious worship
church of England (Anglican church) with the king as its head. decides how church services were to be conducted in the country. Supported by people's tax.
dissent to differ in opinion, disagree; refuse to conform to the establish church.
Calvinist a follower of teaching of John Calvin, a leader of the protestants reformation
tolerate to allow people to live, think, or worship according to their own beliefs
hysteria a state of uncontrolled excitement
absolute monarch only the monarch get the power and make rules!
tyrant a cruel and oppressive ruler
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