brain melting flash cards for social studies
magna carta
The first document to restrict the English rulers powers. It kept monarchs from levying taxes and it protected the right to own property and to trial by jury.
parliament
a house that makes laws and advises the king
bill of rights
a document telling of what things everyone can be able to do
English bill of rights
- King can’t tax people without parliament approval
- keeping an army during peace time is illegal
- Parliament should be free
- What happens in Parliament, stays in parliament
john peter zenger trial
He thought he had the freedom of the press, so he said bad things about the government, the governor accused him of libel but the governor was false
libel
writing that is false and ruins a reputation
the glorious revolution
the revolution to overthrow King James the second
the navigation acts
1.shipments to colonies go through England
2.imports from colonies came to England on British ships
3.all crops belong to England\
were used to make English jobs
gentry
the highest richest level of the social class in the colonies
legislature
a house that can create laws
apprentice
a person who was taught a skill by an artesian for free and worked for the artesian
indentured servant
a person who signed a contract to work for 4-10 years for a person who paid for there passage to the colonies
racism
the belief that a certain race is better than another
slave codes
a list of rules that restricted the rights and activities of slaves
Benjamin franklin
a colonial writer, authored poor Richards almanac
also an inventor, businessman and leader
the great awaking
a revival of religion that lead to religious tolerance
the enlightenment
a time when people took a more scientific view on life
divine right
the power came from god to the ruler and the rights of the people came from the ruler. ruler was “chosen” by god
natural rights
the power came from god to the people and the rights came from god. ruler was voted in and could be overthrown
john locke
an English man who argued for natural rights and general rights from birth (life, liberty, and property
baron de Montesquieu
a French thinker who influenced America with the idea of separation of power
separation of powers
the idea that the government should be separated into 3 braches
executive branch
the branch the enforces the laws
legislative branch
the branch the makes the laws
descripe the importance of land ownership in colonial america
it determined your wealth and social class
explain the difference between indentured servants and slaves
indentured servents were in a contract, race did not matter, they were paying of a debt. Slaves are property, were African American and were just for more labor
(triangular trade route) which goods are transported on each leg?
what is the middle passage.
from America to England crops and resources
from England to Africa, weapons and basic things
from Africa to America, slaves
the middle passage is in between America and Africa
explain salutary neglect
salutary neglect is when the mother country ignores its colonies and just collects resources. Colonist liked it since they had a lot of freedom
it ended since the colonies were getting richer than England.
