Flashcards
Chapter 2 Flashcards
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- 1Parliamentthe British legislature
- 2legislaturegroup of people that makes laws
- 3Precedenta ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case
- 4Common Lawsystem of law based on precedent and customs
- 5Compactan agreement, or contract, among a group of people
- 6town meetinggathering of local citizens to discuss and vote on important issuses
- 7Mercantilismtheory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys
- 8boycottrefusal to purchase certain goods
- 9congressformal meeting at which representatives discuss matters of common concern
- 10independenceself reliance and freedom from outside control
- 11confederationgroup of individuals or states that band together for a common purpose
- 12Magna Cartagreat charter signed in 1215 by King John; limited power of the monarch and recognized rights of the nobles
- 13Glorious Revolution1688 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
- 14English Bill Of Rightsin English history guaranteed free elections, the right to a fair trail, and made cruel and unusual punishment illegal
- 15natural rightsrights you were born with-life liberty, and property
- 16Social Contractagreement between the people and the government; People agree to give up part of their freedom to govt. in exchange for protection of natural rights.
- 17Baron de Montesquieuphilosopher who came up with the seperation of powers.
- 18Enlightenmentduring the 1700's and 1800's movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society
- 19Mayflower Compactdocument signed by passengers of mayflower, created a direct democracy in the New World; also represents idea of social contract
- 20House of Burgessesbicameral legislature in Jamestown, Virginia, also was the first representative democracy of the new world
- 21proprietary colonycolony owned by and ruled by a person who controlled the land and govt
- 22royal colonycolony owned by and ruled directly by the king
- 23indentured slave
- 24triangular tradetrade between Europe, Africa and the Americas, slaves from Africa were transported to america
- 25Middle Passagejourney across the Atlantic Ocean made by slave ships.
- 26Salutary Neglectsometimes called healthy or useful neglect meant England did not strictly enforce its laws in the colonies
- 27French Indian War(Seven Years War) between France and England, because of war debt England began to tax the colonies.
- 28no taxation without representationslogan that summed up the colonies anger over taxes and the fact the colonies were not allowed to representatives to parliament.
- 29Boston MassacreMarch 5 1770 British soldiers opened fire on a crowd killing 5 American colonists, event fueled the Americans hatred for the british
- 30Stamp Acttax on printed materials such as legal documents, mail, newspaper etc.
- 31Boston Tea Partycolonists dressed as Indians and threw the British 90,000 pounds of tea in the Boston harbor
- 32Intolerable Actsalso 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
- 33Quartering Actspart of the intolerable acts act that required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
- 34Common Sensepamphlet written by written by Thomas Pain that was widely read in the colonies said colonies should be free and independent.
- 35Battle of Lexington and Concordshot heard around the world first battle of the American Revolution
- 36Second Continental Congressmeeting of colonial delegates in May 1775 a committee of 5 men were appointed to write the Declaration Of Independence
- 37Declaration of Independencedocument addressed to King George ll of England that declared American Independence
- 38Thomas Jeffersonchief author of the D.O.I
- 39John LockeEnglish philosopher whose natural rights philosophy was a BIG influence on Thomas Jefferson
