Test Flashcards
Bill of rights
Written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect
Legislature
Group of people who have the power to make laws
Habeas corpus
Principle that a person can’t be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime
Freedom of the press
Right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty
Libel
The publishing of statements that damage a persons reputation
Extended family
Family that includes, in addition to the parents and their children other members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
Apprentice
Someone who learns a trade by working for someone in that trade for a certain period of time
Gentry
The upper class of colonial society
Middle class
Made up of small planters, independent farmers, and artisans
Indentured servant
Signed a contract to work from 4 to 10 years in the colonies for anyone who would pay for his or her ocean passage to the Americas
Triangular trade
A three-way trade between the colonies, the islands of the Caribbean, and Africa
Racism
Is the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another
Slave codes
Strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves
Public school
A school supported by taxes
Dame schools
Schools that women opened in their homes to teach girls and boys to read and write
