Chaoter 4 Test Flashcards
Branch of government that makes laws
Legislative
Protect laws
Bill of Rights
A person that cannot be held in prison without being charged of a specific crime
Habeus Corpus
The right of journalist to publish the truth without restriction or penalty
Freedom of the Press
The publishing of statements that damage a person reputation (John Peter Zenger)
Libel
Law making body of Great Britain
Parliament
Economic theory in which a nations power depends on its trade (wealth)
Mercantilism
Goods that are brought into a country
Imports
Goods that are send out of a country
Exports
Change that England went through (Mary and William)
Glorious Revolution
Trial by jury and no raising taxes based on the Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Where parliament makes the decisions
Constitutional Monarchy
Include grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
Extended family
A child who learns a trade by working for a certain period of time
Apprentice
Were the upper class of the colonial society
Gentry
Made up of small pants independent farmers and artisans
Middle Class
Signed a contract to work from 4-10 years in the Connie for anyone who would pay his/her’s ocean passage to America
Indentured Servants
3 way trade between the Colonies in the Caribbean Islands and Africa
Triangular Trade Route
Teh belief that one race is superior or inferior to another
Racism
They were strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves
Slave codes
Famous slaves that was captured
Olaudah Equanio
The boss of the slaves
Overseers
Schools supported by public funds (New England)
Public Schools
Woman who opened their homes to teach boys and girls (southern colonies)
Dame schools