Unit 1.1-1.4 Vocab

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Group that migrated to the colonies for religious freedom and settled in New England; intolerant of other religions.

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Puritans (Pilgrims)

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Group with inner light belief, prevalent in Mid-Atlantic colonies with religious toleration.

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Quakers

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Great charter of English liberties; England’s first constitution

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Magna Carta

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Legislature of Great Britain

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Parliament

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British policy of lax enforcement of laws, allowing self-governance in colonies.

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Salutary Neglect

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Economic system where a mother country creates colonies for resources, regulates trade, and exports more than imports.

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Mercantilism

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Every member of society must obey the law, even the king.

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Rule of Law

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Document post-English Civil War stating rights of citizens

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English Bill of Rights

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Early document showing government derives authority from the people, signed by Pilgrims at Plymouth.

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Mayflower Compact

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Meeting in NYC by colonial reps to protest British taxes; led to economic boycott and repeal.

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First Continental Congress