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Life in the Colonies

Chapter 4

TermDefinition
levy to impose (a tax)
retain to keep
legislature group that has the power to makes laws
bill of rights written list of freedoms the government promises to protect
habeas corpus principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a crime
freedom of the press the right of journalists to publish the truth without restrictions or penalty
libel publishing of untrue statements that damage a person's reputation
domestic having to do with the home
apprentice someone who learns a trade by working for someone in that trade
prospect expectation; something to look forward to happening
gentry upper class of colonial society
middle class small planters, independent farmers, artisans
indentured servant signed a contrat to work from 4 to 10 years in the colonies for anyone who would pay his or her ocean passage to America
maximum largest, highest, greatest
triangular trade three way trade between the colonies, the islands of the Caribbean, and Africa
racism belief that one race is superior or inferior to another
slave codes strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves
public school school supported by taxes
dame school schools run by women to teach boys and girls to read and write
finance to supply with money
Anne Bradstreet first colonial poet
Philis Wheatley enslaved poet
Benjamin Franklin colonial writer of Poor Richard's Almanack
Great Awakening religious revival movement in colonial era
Jonathan Edwards colonial revival minister
reinforce to make stronger
natural rights rights that belong to every human being fom birth
divine right belief that monarchs get their authority to rule directly from God
Baron de Montesquieu wrote a book about government
separation of powers division of the power of government into separate branches
extended family family that includes, in addition to parents and children, other members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins
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