| A | B |
|---|
| Boston | Site of rebellion; tea party |
| Great Awakening | powerful religious revival that restored peoples faith |
| plantation | large estate |
| tidewater | areas of flat, low plains, near the coast of Virginia and North Carolina |
| proprietary colony | in which an owner, or proprietor, owned the land and cotrolled the government |
| egalitarianism | equality |
| delegates | representatives sent to Philadelphia to discuss their concerns |
| royal colony | one owned and ruled directly by the king. |
| mercantilism | is the theory that a country's power depends on its wealth |
| enlightenment | legal traditions of England and to the ideas of a cultural movement |
| precedent | or a ruling in an earlier case that was similiar |
| natural rights | to life, liberty, and property that no government can take away |
| pilgrims | people on a religious journey |
| puritans | wanted a reform, or purify, the Anglican Church |
| repeal | cancal |
| monarch | a king or queen |
| indentured servants | made it possible for poor people to come to the colonies |
| social contract | is an agreement among the people in a society |
| boycott | refuse to buy, British goods |
| legislature | a lawmaking body known as Parliment |
| religious dissenters | those who followed a faith other than the official religion of England Anglican Church |
| Charleston | became a leader in trade, thanks to iits excellent harbor |
| independence | self reliance and freedom from outside control |
| colony | is a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere |
| toleration | acceptance of other religions |
| compact | an agreement or contract, among a group of people |
| common law | rests on court decisions rather than regulations written by lawmakers. |
| charter | is a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments |
| Thomas Paine | wrote common sense |
| John Locke | wrote that all people should equally enjoy the rights to life, liberty, and property |
| Baron de Montesquieu | wrote On The Spirit of Laws and believed that a government elected by people was the best form of government |
| Coercive Acts | also known as the Intolerable Acts these laws restricted the colonists' civil rights |
| Intolerable Acts | restricted colonists' civil rights including trial by jury |
| English Bill of Rights | restricted the monarch's power |
| Magna Carta | this document or deed protected the nobles privleges and authority or control |
| Mayflower Compact | is the first example of many colonial plans for self government |
| joint- stock company | which provided investors partial ownership and a share in future profits. |
