Gab D Flashcards
1
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What is the Magna Carta
A
A document that restricted the Monarch’s power
2
Q
Parliment
A
A 2 house legislature that makes laws, approves new taxes, and advises the king
3
Q
English Bill of Rights
A
A bill to grant rights to the citizens of England
4
Q
John Peter Zenger Trial
A
Peter Zenger went under trial for writing untrue bad things about the government
5
Q
Libel
A
publishing things that arent true
6
Q
The Glorious Revolution
A
When Queen Mary took the thrown
7
Q
Purpose of the Navigations Acts
A
to make the colonists only sell to England
8
Q
Gentry
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Was the highest social class in colonial times
9
Q
Legislature
A
is a group of people who have the power to make laws
