Russin Vocab 1

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Act of 1689 limiting monarch's power, granting rights to Parliament and citizens.

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English Bill of Rights

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Revival of religious feeling in American colonies starting in the 1730s

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Great Awakening

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Agreement in 1215 listing rights granted by King John to free men.

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Magna Carta

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Lawmaking body of England with representatives from the kingdom.

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Parliament

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Formal document by the king outlining a colony's boundaries and governance.

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Charter

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Form of government where people rule themselves, often via elected representatives.

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Democratic

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Agreement by Pilgrims on self-governance in the Americas.

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Mayflower Compact

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New settlement or territory governed by a country in another land.

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Colony

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French fur trappers who learned skills from American Indians.

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Coureur de bois