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57 Cards in this Set
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democracy |
a government that is controlled by the people who live under it |
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civil rights |
the rights of a citizen
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Magna Carta |
the Great Charter which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights
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monarch |
a king or queen
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civil war |
a war between citizens of the same country
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republic |
a country ruled by someone other than a monarch
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constitutional monarchy |
a monarchy in which the monarch rules according to the constitution and laws of the nation
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Gulf Stream |
a gigantic warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico north along the coast of the United States then goes east to Europe
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Spanish Armada |
a great fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
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to colonize |
to settle in and control the lands of other countries as if you had discovered them.
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entrepreneur |
a person who runs a business, taking the risk in order to make the profit |
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guild |
a medieval association of craftsmen or tradespeople which upheld standards and protected its members.
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Protestant |
any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Orthodox Eastern Church |
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congregation |
an assembly of people who gather for religious worship
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Church of England |
the established church in England, headed by the monarch
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elaborate |
decorated, ceremonial
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to dissent |
to differ in opinion, disagree; refuse to conform to the established church
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Calvinist |
a follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation |
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to tolerate |
to allow people to live, think, or worship according to their own beliefs
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original sin |
in traditional Christian belief, the state of sin in which all humans live because Adam and Eve disobeyed God. |
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hysteria |
a state of uncontrolled excitement or fear
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to duck
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Nowadays we say to "dunk"; meaning to plunge suddenly under water and out again
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absolute monarch |
a king/queen/emperor/empress with unlimited power
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slovenly |
untidy, dirty, careless in dress, appearance, and habits
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to exalt |
to place high in rank, honour, or power
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to debase |
to make low in rank, honour, or power |
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tyrant |
a cruel and unjust ruler or person
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incompetent |
lacking ability
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to ally |
to combine with others for a special purpose
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to compromise |
to settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
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extravagance |
careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
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favourite |
a person or thing liked better than all others; a person treated specially |
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to despise |
to hate, to scorn, to deny respect
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to alienate |
to cause someone to become indifferent or cause them to become hostile
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ship money |
in earlier times, coastal towns had to supply the king with ships, or their value in money. King Charles I made all towns and landowners pay ship money
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tunnage and poundage |
a customs duty or tax collected on the tons and pounds of goods coming into or leaving the country
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to billet |
to require homeowners to provide food and lodging for soldiers
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title |
a name showing a person's rank and position in life. King Charles I forced anyone with property worth forty pounds or more to pay him a large fee to become a knight
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Court of Star Chamber |
a royal court in which people had no legal rights
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satire |
a literary work in which corruption, stupidity, foolishness, or abuses are help up to ridicule and contempt.
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seditious libel |
false and malicious statements against the monarch, which are treasonous.
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pillory |
a device having a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn.
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writ of habeus corpus |
an order requiring that a prisoner be taken to court to decide if he or she is being imprisoned lawfully |
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Crown Jewels |
jewels used, but not owned, by the royal family
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militia |
citizens who are not regular soldiers, but who are trained to act as soldiers in times of emergency
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lobster-tail helmet |
a soldier's helmet with jointed plates on the back to protect the neck. |
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propaganda |
when an artist or advertisement glamorizes people or events |
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Blue Laws
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very strict laws |
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regicide |
a person who kills the king or queen
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Test Act |
an act [or law] forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
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to abdicate |
to give up the throne
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flamboyant |
showy
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amethyst |
a clear, purple gemstone |
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Presbyterian |
A Protestant church governed by presbyters [elders] |
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covenant |
agreement [especially a 'religious agreement'] |
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dilemma |
a very difficult choice where both outcomes could be bad |
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inalienable |
unable to be given away or taken away |
