| A | B |
|---|
| divine right | belief that monarchs derive their power directly from God |
| martial law | temporary military rule with limitations on individual rightes |
| royalist | pro-monarchy group formed in Parliament |
| commonwealth | state ruled by elected representatives. |
| constitutional monarchy | form of government in which the monarch's powers are limited by a constitution |
| The Whigs | Members of Parliament who wanted to exclude James from the throne |
| The Tories | Those who defended the hereditary monarchy |
| Habeas Corpus | Legal principle that requires authorities to show reasons why a person should be held in custody and to provide a speedy trial |
| Act of Settlement (1701) | excluded any Catholic from inheriting the English Throne |
| Glorious Revolution | William III and Mary II gained the English Throne without battles or bloodshed |
| cabinet | small group of advisters selected from the House of Commons to aid the King/Queen |
| Prime Minister | Head of the cabinet, chief executive of a parliamentary government |
| duty | general name for tax |
| direct tax | tax paid directly to the government rather than being included in the price of goods |
| boycott | refusal to buy or use certain goods as a protest against an action |
| Stamp Act | required all printed materials bear a stamp to show a tax had been paid to Britain. |
| Intolerable Acts | closed Boston Harbor, required colonists to feed and house British soldiers in their homes |
| Thomas Paine | Promoted independence in his book "Common Sense" |
| Revolution | violent overthrow of a government |
| July 4, 1776 | Congress adopted Declaration of Independence |
| confederation | a loose union of independent states |
| federal system | form of government in whic power is divided between a central aughority and its political subdivisions |
| "The Spirit of Laws" | Idea of separation of powers came from this Montesquieu book |
| Bill of Rights | the principle that people had basic liberties that government must protect |
