Confirmation of Charters

A document stating that taxes could be levied only by approval of Parliament.

A region populated by people from different places who have different customs

Gave Great Britain the right to force any law on the colonies

A form of government in which the ruler takes command without the consent of the people

All citizens have a vote in all decisions

The way all jobs in modern society are connected

First Continental Congress

The 1774 meeting in Philadelphia of delegates from every colony except Georgia; dealt with problems with Great Britain, including taxation

French and Indian War

Began in 1754; the French and Indians fought together against the British, who captured the French cities of Montreal and Quebec

First commander of Continental Army

One or more people who exercise control over a society

Elects the prime minister and acts as the legislative body that debates and passes laws

A person who goes from one country to another for the purpose of taking up permanent residence

Immigrants who paid for their passage into North America by working for an employer for a set number of years

The practice of condemning the religious practices or beliefs of others

Chosen by the Massachusetts Bay Company to be colonial governor; created a colonial legislature

A group of people who propose, debate, and pass laws, such as a state or federal legislative body

Colonists who remained faithful to the king of England

A document that changed the nature of government in England

Allowed the Pilgrims to establish laws based on a majority vote

A soldier paid to fight for another country

Period of about 1,000 years after the fall of Rome

The land on which the new colonies were settled

Europe and England (also called the Old Country)

People who take a sacred journey

Political leader of the United Kingdom

Goods used in the production or manufacture of products

A system of government—but the term is often used to refer to a dictatorial or totalitarian government

Representative Democracy

People participating in the decision-making through an elected representative

A group of people with similar positions in society

A group of people who live and work in a particular area

A country or state having the power to govern itself fully

Strong Central Government

Proposed by John Dickinson; giving power to levy taxes and control the western lands with all states equally represented in the government

Respecting the faiths or beliefs of others

When a political leader has total control of the government and the people

An act of disloyalty to one’s country.

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Absolute Monarchy

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Governments ruled by emperors, kings, or queens who have absolute power

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Agricultural Revolution

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A type of farming that produces surpluses of food

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Artisans

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People who make things that people need—like pots, weapons, and bricks for building

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Authoritarian Government

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Without the consent of the people

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Baron

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Nobles; were taxed by King John before the Magna Carta

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Bill of Rights

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A statement of the rights and liberties of a group of people

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Boycott

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A protest against a group or nation in which people refuse to buy goods from that group or nation

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