| A | B |
|---|
| Magna Carta | first document to restrict English ruler’s power |
| Parliament | A 2-house legislature, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords |
| English Bill of Rights | King James II removed and his daughter and Mary and William and this upheld trial by jury and can’t levy taxes without consent of Parliament |
| habeas corpus | principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime |
| freedom of the press | the right for journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty |
| libel | publishing of statements that damage a person’s reputation |
| Navigation Acts | A series of laws passed to passed to support mercantilism in England |
| Middle Passage | a brutal voyage of slaves across the Atlantic |
| triangle trade | 3-way trade between African, Caribbean, and colonies |
