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Flashcards by Dominique Morrison , updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Dominique Morrison
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Parliament | The british legislature |
| legislature | a group of people that makes the laws |
| precedent | a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later , similar case x' |
| Common law | A system of law based on precedent and customs |
| Compact | an agreement or contract among a group of people |
| town meeting | a gathering of local citizens to discuss and vote on important issues |
| mercantilism | the theory tat a country should sell more goods to other countries then buy it |
| boycott | the refusal to purchase certain goods |
| congress | a formal meeting at which representatives discuss matters of common concern |
| independence | self-reliance and freedom from outside control |
| Confederation | a group of individuals or states that band together for a common purpose |
| Magna carta | great charter signed in 1215 by king john limited the 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 trial and made cruel and unusual punishment illegal |
| Natural rights | rights you are born with life liberty and property |
| Social contract | agreement between the people and the gov. 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 separation with powers |
| Enlightenment | during the 1700's & 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 a social contract |
| House Of Burgesses | Bicameral legislature in jamestown virginia also was the first representative democracy in the new world |
| Proprietary colony | colony owned by a person who controlled the land and govt. |
| royal colony | colony owned by and ruled directly by the king |
| indentured servant | a person who agreed to work for a period of 7 years to pay off the cost of their passage to the colonies |
| Triangular trade | trade between europe africa and the americans slaves from africa were transported to the americas and traded for sugar and molasses |
| middle passage | the journey across the atlantic ocean made by slave ships |
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