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English Heritage(:

WOW: Our English Heritage

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What was the name of the peaceful transfer of power that changed the idea of government in England? Glorious Revolution
What was the name of the written plan for government drawn up by the plymouth colonists (Pilgrams)? Mayflower Compact
What English document protected the rights of all English citizens? English Bill of Rights
What do we call the type of government in which a king or queen rules a country? Monarchy
What document guarenteed that not even the king or queen was above the law? Magna Carta
What is the name of the law-making body in England? Parliament
What is an agreement or contract among a group of people? Compact
Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America? Jamestown
What were the men called who were chosen from each county to govern the people of Jamestown? Burgesses
What do we call the system of law that is based on precedent and customs? Common Law
What is the name of a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere? Colony
In law, what do we call a ruling in an earlier court case that was similar? Precedent
What is the name of the legislative body who drew up the English Bill of Rights in 1689? Parliament
What marked the beginning of self-government in Colonial America? House of Burgesses
What type of government did the Mayflower Compact set up? Direct Democracy
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