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Navigation Acts | laws that governed trade between England and its colonies |
Glorious Revolution | began in 1688 and is when the colonists won more rights when King James was removed from the throne and William and Mary of the Netherlands were to rule |
export | trade goods sent to markets outside a country |
Yankees | name given to merchants from New England |
legislature | group of people with power to make laws for a country or colony |
triangular trade | colonial trade route between New England, the West Indies, and Africa |
mercantilism | economic theory that a nation's strength came from building up its gold supplies and expanding its trade |
import | trade goods brought into a country |
English Bill of Rights | protected the rights of English citizens and gave anyone accused of a crime the right to trial by jury |