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53 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 guaranteed that English people certain civil rights |
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Monarch |
A king or queen |
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Civil War |
War between citizens of the same country |
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Republic |
A country without 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 |
Warm ocean current flowing from the Gulf of Mexico North along the coast of the United States and then 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 others |
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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 Tradesman which upheld standards and protected its members |
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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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Favorite |
A person or thing like better than others, or persons 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 hostile |
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Ship money |
In earlier times, coastal towns had to supply the king with ships, or their value and money. Charles I the first made all towns and land owners pay ship money |
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Tonnage 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. Charles I forced anyone with property worth 40 pounds or more to pay him a large fee to become a knight. |
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Court of Star Chamber |
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 held 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 consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms and which offenders were exposed to public scorn |
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Writ of habeas corpus |
I order requiring that a prisoner be taken to court to decide if he or she is being in prison lawfully |
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Presbyterian |
Protestant Church governed by presbyters (elders) |
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Covenant |
Agreement |
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Dilemma |
A difficult choice |
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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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Lobster-tail helmet |
A soldier's helmet with jointed plates on the back to protect the neck |
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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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Blue laws |
Strict laws |
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Regicide |
A person who kills, or participate in the killing of, a king |
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Test Act |
An act 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 or renounce |
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Revolution |
An overthrow of the government and social system of a country, and usually by Force |
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Charlotte corday |
A Girondist who assassinated of leading Jacobin, Jean-Paul Marat |
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Guillotine |
An instrument for beheading by means of a heavy blade |
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Tumbrel |
A cart with sides, used take prisoners to the guillotine |
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Ravenous |
Seriously hungry |
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Ventose |
The name of the six month in the Revolutionary calendar |
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Assignats |
Certificates of money in Revolutionary France |
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Lavishly |
In an expensive manner ;spending or owning much more than is necessary |
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Feudal system |
The economic and social system of medieval Europe. Lords received Land from the ruler and serfs work the land for the Lord. |
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Illiterate |
Unable to read |
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Privileged |
having special rights and benefits not given to all people |
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Philosophes |
Educated people who had theories about society and government |
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Absolute monarchy |
Rule by a sovereign with unlimited power, one who is above the law |
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Democracy |
A government that answers to the wishes of the people |
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Tithe |
One tenth of one's annual income or produce from land |
