bradv Flashcards
magna carta
it limits the kings power
parliament
a two house legislature
bill of rights
a list of privledges for the people
- tax and money
- kings personal use is ilegal of tax funds
- taxes make army ready to fight
- what happens in parliament stays in parliament
john peter zenger trial
being allowed to publish true facts about government
libel
writing that can harm a person’s reputation
the glorious revoloution
king james the 2nd was removed and replaced
navigation acts
1-England was the first place to ship stuff through
2-supplies had to come in ships
3-colonies could only give products to England
gentry
the highest class of people
legislature
a group of people that makes laws
apprentice
a person who is learning trade from one another
indentured servant
it was a debt payed off by working for somebody
racism
thinking one race is more superior then another, and descriminating against them
slave codes
restrictions from letting slaves to some things
Benjamin Franklin
he was a writer and creator, scientist, ect.
the great awakening
religion was becoming more popular again and new churches were formed
