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27 Cards in this Set
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Nobles forced King John to sign the...
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Magna Carta
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Under Magna Carta nobles formed the...
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Great Council
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Is a group of people who have the power to make laws
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legislature
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to impose; to force to be paid
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levy
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to keep
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retain
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made up of nobles, most inherited their titles
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House of Lords
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Only few rich men and landowners had the right to vote for the...
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House of Commons
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Parliaments greatest power was the...
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right to approve new taxes
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Power struggles between King Charles I and Parliament started the...
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English Civil War
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Who won the English Civil War?
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Parliament
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Parliament removed King James II and invited..
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Mary and William
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When Mary and William ruled, England called it the...
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Glorious Revolution
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Is a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect
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Bill of Rights
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The principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime.
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Habeas Corpus
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Massachusetts legislature
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General Court
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Jamestown legislature
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House of Burgesses
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Pennsylvania legislature
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General Assembly
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50 to 75% of ______ _______ can vote in American colonies.
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white males
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People that couldn't vote are...
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Woman
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the right of journalism to publish the truth without restrictions or penalty
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freedom of the press
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or the publishing of statements that damage a person's reputation
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libel
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Who was Zengers lawyer?
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Andrew Hamilton
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Name the 1 Navigation Acts
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1. Shipments from Europe to English colonies had to go through England first.
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Name the 2 Navigation Act
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2. Any imports to England from the colonies had to come in ships built and owned by a British subject.
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Name the 3 Navigation Act
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3. The colonies could sell key products such as tobacco and sugar, only to England.
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What ways did the Navigation Acts benefit the the colonies
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1.Traders had a sure market for their goods in England.
2. Started a booming ship building industry in New England. |
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How did people get around the Navigation Acts
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smuggling
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