Jack G Flashcards
(20 cards)
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Parliment
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the law making body in england
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the great awakening
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-renewed intrest in religion -developed during the 1730’s/1740’s
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the Magna carta
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- a document written in 1215 - it restricted the powers of the english ruler
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The glorius revolution
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- King james was removed from power and replaced by his daughter as ruler of england
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Legislature
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- group of people who make laws
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Bill of rights
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- A written list of freedoms
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The English Bill of rights
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- guaranteed the powers of the parliament and the basic rights of english citizens such as trial by jury and can not be jailed without being charged
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Racism
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- belief that one race is superior over others
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Slave codes
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- laws that restricted the activiteis of slaves
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Middle passage
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- The transport of African slaves across the antlantic ocean
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Libel
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- Publishing harmful statements about a person
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John Peter Zenger
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- was put on trial for Libel - his trial helped to establish freedom of speech in the colonies
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The navigation acts
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- Laws passed to support mercantilism - benifited the colonies but colonists began to resent them
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Apprentice
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- a person who learned a trade by extended on the job training
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Indentured servent
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- people who signed a contract to work for 4-10 years in the colonies in return for payment to america
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Gentry
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- people in the upper class
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triangular trade
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- a three way trade between the colonies, Africa, and either England or the Carribean islands
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Age of Enlightenment
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- a time when people belived that all problems could be solved by human reason - John Locke said that people have certain rights-life, liberty, and propertyand that government exists to protect these rights. People have the right to over throw the government if their rights are not protected - Montesquieu said that powers of the government should be defined and limited and that government
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Natural rights
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-the belief that people have rights that belong to them from birth- life, liberty, and property- cannot be taken away
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Divine Rights
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- the belief that rights come to the people from the monarchs who get their authority to rule directly from god
