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Flashcards by Tenasia Roseboro, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tenasia Roseboro
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| Question | Answer |
| Paliament | the british legislature |
| Legislature | the group of people that makes laws |
| precedent | a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decisions in a later , similar case |
| common law | a system of law based on precedent and customs |
| Mercantilism | the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys |
| boycott | the refusal to purchase certain goods |
| 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 from the 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 & property |
| social contract | agreement between the people (the governed) and the government : 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 of 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 africans were transported to the americans and traded for sugar and molasses |
| middle passage | the journey across the Atlantic Ocean made by slave ships . |
| salutary neglect | sometimes called healthy or useful neglect meant england did not strictly enforce its laws in the colonies |
| french and indian war | also called the seven years war between england and france : because of war debt england began to tax the colonies |
| " no taxation without representation" | slogan that summed up the colonists anger over taxes and the fact the colonies . |
| second continental congress | the revolutionary war. |
| declaration of independence | the document addressed to king george of england that declared american independence |
| thomas jefferson | main author of the D.O.I. |
| john locke | english philosopher whose natural rights philosophy was a BIG influences on thomas jefferson . |
| fundamental orders of connecticut | 1st written constitution in the new world . |
| proclamation of 1763 | england said colonies could not settle new lands beyond the appalachian mts. |
| articles of confederation | our 1st gover. ; lasted for about 10 years . |
| daniel shay's rebellion | a wake up call for americans . daniel shays led a rebellion of massachusetts farmer against the federal govt under the the AOC |
| philadelphia convention | aka constituital convention : met may-sept 1789 |
| james madison | father of consitution . |
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