Emily S Flashcards
life in the colonies
1
Q
first english document to restrict english rulers power. was signed in 1215
A
Magna Carta
2
Q
purpose was to advise the king what to do and raise taxes and make laws
A
parliment
3
Q
a list of freedoms the government promises to protect
A
a bill of rights
4
Q
couldn’t tax without government, raising or keeping army is illegal in peace, free to be members of parliment, freedom of speech
A
English bill of rights
5
Q
wrote bad things about government, and got arrested but what he wrote was true
A
john peter zenger trial
6
Q
publish lies about government and got in trouble
A
libel
7
Q
when king james was removed from the thrown and his daughter took the thrown
A
glorious revolution
