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| almanac | a book, published annually, that contains information about weather predictions, the times of sunrises and sunsets, planting advice for farmers, and other useful subjects. |
| economy | the way a society organizes the manufacture and exchange of things of value, such as money, food, products, and services. |
| rights | powers and privileges that belong to people as citizens and that cannot or should not be taken away by the government. |
| Parliament | the lawmaking body of England, consisting of representatives from throughout the kingdom. |
| petition | To make a formal demand or request. |
| class | A part of society defined by such qualities as wealth, occupation, and inherited titles or honors. |
| First Great Awakening | A revival of religious feeling and belief in the American colonies that began in the 1730"s. |
| treason | Acts of disloyalty toward the government. |
| piracy | robbery at sea |
| blue laws | Puritans wrote Sunday laws forbidding such things as no work or play on the Sabbath (Sunday). |
| English Bill of Rights | the power to make laws and impose taxes belonged to the people's elected representatives in Parliament and to no one else |
| Glorious Revolution | When King James was thrown off the throne because he did not want to share power with an elected assembly in New York. Nor did he want to share power with an elected Parliament in England |
