Grant M Flashcards
magna carta
the first document to place restriction on an English rulers powers
parliament
a two house legislature, gave the right to approve new taxes
bill of rights
1688, boosted parliamentary power, queen mary signed it
john peter zenger trial
put on trial for libel, found innocent because what he said was true
libel
the publishing of statementsthat damage a persons reputation
the glorious revolution
removed king james II from the throne and invited his daughter mary and her husband william to rule england
navigation acts
supported mercantilism,shipments from europe had to go through england all imports had to come from british made ships,colonies could only sell key products to england
gentry
the upper class of colonial society
legislature
a group of people who have the power to make laws
apprentice
someone who learns a trade by working with someone in that trade for a certain period of time
indentured servant
signed a contract to work for 4 to 10 years in the colonies for anyone who would pay for his/her ocean passage to the Americas
racism
the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another
slave codes
strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves
benjamin franklin
best loved colonial writer, famous for poor richards almanack which includes the phrase eat to live not live to eat
the great awakening
required colonists to attend church regularly
the enlightnment
the belief that that all problems could be solved by human reason european thinkers looked for natural laws
divine right
the beliefs that monarchs get their authorityto rule directly from god
natural rights
the rights that belong to humans when they are born
john locke
published two treatises on government, he argued that people have certain natural rights
baron de montequieu
a french thinker, influenced american ideas, published the spirit of the laws, favored seperation of powers which keeps any individual or group from gaining to much power
seperation of powers
division of the power of government into seperate branches
executive branch
enforce laws
legislative branch
made laws
importance of land ownership
allowed landowners the right to vote
difference between indentured servants and slaves
indentured servants only worked for 4 to 10 years while slaves worked forever, indentured servants werent auctioned off while slaves were
tiangular trade
a three way trade between the colonies, the islands of the carribean, and africa, first leg is sugar molasses and syrup, second leg is rum guns and other goods, third leg is human cargo/slaves
salutary neglect
where the mother country ignores their colonists, colonists liked it because they made a lot of money and they were independent, it ended because the mother country realized they were more successful and they decided to tax them more
