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Garret S Flashcards

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What is Magna Carta

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It is a paper to restrict rulers power

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Paraliament

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It was to advise the king that the magna carta formed a great council

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The Bill Of Rights

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Protects the rights of the people

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John Peter Zenger Trial

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He was charged with libel even though he was telling the truth

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Libel

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If you write something thats untrue and you know its untrue then you could get persecuted

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The Glorious Revolutin

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When King james was removed and Mary and William took over

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The English Bill of Rights

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Set rules to limit King and Queen power to make money

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Navigations Acts (purpose)

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Create English jobs and make money

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Gentry

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The upper class of colonial society

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Legislature

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group of people who make laws

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Apprentice

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A person who learned a trade by exteneded on the job training

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Indentured Servent

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People who signed a contract to work for 4-10 years in the colonies in return for payment to America

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13
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Racism

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One race is superior than other races

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Slave Codes

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Laws that restriced the activities of slaves

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Benjamin Fraklin

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Best loved colonial writer
Wrote poor richards almanack
He was also a businesses man, community leader, scientist, inventor, and diplomat

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Slave Codes

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Laws that restriced the activities of slaves

17
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Benjamin Fraklin

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Best loved colonial writer
Wrote poor richards almanack
He was also a businesses man, community leader, scientist, inventor, and diplomat

18
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The Great Awakening

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renewed intrest in religion

developed during 1730s through 1740s

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The enlightenment

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A group of European thinkers came to believe that all problems could be solved by human reason

20
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Divine Rights

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The belief that monarchs get their authority to rule directly from god

21
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Natural Rights

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Rights that belong to every human being from birth

22
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John Locke

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He had an idea of natural rights

23
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Baron De Montesquieu

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He was a french thinker who influeneced american ideas

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Seperation of powers

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division of the powers of government into seperate branches

25
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Executive Branch

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They exacute the laws

26
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Legislative Branch

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branch that makes laws

Period 3 Chapter Four (15 decks)

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