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Flashcards by Dawson Brisson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Dawson Brisson
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| Question | Answer |
| Parliment | The British Legislature |
| Legislature | A group if people that makes laws |
| Precedent | A ruling that is basis for a judicial decision in a later similar case |
| Common Law | A system of law based on precedent and customs |
| Compact | An Agreement, contract, among a group of people |
| town meeting | a gathering of local citizens in town |
| Mercantilism | The theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries |
| boycott | the refusal to purchase certain goods |
| Congress | A formal meeting at which reprisentatatives discuss matters of common concern |
| independence | self-reliance and freedom from outside of control |
| confederation | self-reliance and freedom from outside control |
| Magna Carta | Signed in 1215 by KIng John limited power of monarchs |
| Glorious Revolution | Peaceful transfer of power in history of england |
| english bill of rights | free election in england |
| natural rights | eights you are born with |
| Baron de montesquieu | Seperation pf powers |
| enlightenment | movement that spread the idea of science and reason |
| Mayflower Compact | Document signed by the passengers of the mayflower |
| House of burgesses | Bicameral legislature in jamestown |
| proprietary Colony | Colony Owned by and ruled directly by the king |
| royal colony | colonies owned by the king |
| indentured servant | person who works for 7 years then is set free |
| triangular trade | trade between europe, africa and, americas |
| middle passage | journey across the atlantic ocean |
| salutary neglect | did not strictly enforce the laws |
| french indian war | war between england and france that was in america |
| no taxtaion without representation | slogan that summed up the colonist anger to the king |
| boston massacre | british soldier opened fire and killed 5 american colonist in boston |
| stamp act | a tax that was put on printed materials |
| boston tea party | colonist dressed up as indians and threw british tea in the harbor |
| intolerable acts | laws used to punish the colonist |
| quartering act | act the made colonist house british sodiers |
| common sense | pamphlet that was written by thomas paind and was renown amongst the colonist |
| battle of lexington and concord | was were the american revolution started |
| declaration of independence | document that declared americas independence |
| thomas jefferson | wrote the decleration of independence |
| john locke | philosopher of natural rights that inspired thomas jerfferson |
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