French And Indian War Flashcards
To vote for, usually for many people
Elect
To choose, usually by a single person
Appoint
A law making body of people
Legislature
England’s legislature
Parliament
Great charter of England which established the principle of limited government
Magna Carta
Colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle. These colonies elected their own governor and legislatures
Charter colony
Colony run by individuals (proprietors), small groups to whom land was granted. Proprietors appointed governor and council while the colonists elected the assembly
Proprietary colony
A colony run by a governor and council appointed by a king or queen. The king appointed the governor and council while the colonists elected the assembly
Royal colony
Define colony
A settlement ruled by a distant parent country
Define mercantilism
An economic system in which the colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country
Trading illegally with other nations
Smuggling
The document signed by king William and queen Mary in 1689, which established rights for english citizens
English bill of rights
What is the colonial upper house of legislature
Council
What is the colonial lower house of legislature
Assembly
Colonial merchants who had goods to send to England could not use foreign ships. Colonists began smuggling-trading illegally with other nations
Navigation acts