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Chapter Two
Term | Definition |
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Enlightenment | Political and legal traditions of England and to the ideas of a cultural movement. |
Monarch | Ruled by a king or queen. |
Legislature | law-making body, known as parliament. |
Precedent | Ruling in a earlier case that was similar. |
common law | Rests on court cases rather than regulations |
natural rights | Rights that the government cannot take away |
social contract | Agreement among people in society |
colony | A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere. |
joint-stock company | Investors partial ownership and a share in future profits. |
charter | A written document granting land and the authority to set up a colonial governments. |
Proprietary Colony | In which the owner, or proprietor, owned the land and controlled the government. |
Royal colony | One owned directly by the king. |
religious dissenters | those who followed a faith other than the official religion of england. |
puritans | people who wanted to reform, or purify the anglican church. |
pilgrims | people on a religious journey. |
toleration | acceptance of other religions. |
indentured servant | Poor people who worked for food, clothing, and shelter until their labor contracts expired. |
plantation | large estate. |
triangular trade | the pattern of trade among the americas, africa, and europe. |
Tidewater | areas of flat, low plains. |
egalitarianism | equality |
Mercantilism | Theory that a country's power depends on its wealth |
Boycott | refuse to buy |
repeal | cancelled |
delegate | representative |
independence | self reliance and freedom from outside control. |