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TermDefinition
enlightenment movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society
monarch king or queen
legislature group of people that make laws
precedent ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision
common law system of law based on precedent action
natural rights freedoms people possess to optain citizenship
social contract agreement among business has to pursue goals that benefit society as well as themselves
colony grope of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country
joint stock company investores provided partial onership of congress
propritary colony area with owner controlled land
royal colony colonail area of land controlled directly by king
religious dissenters who followed a reliious faith other then the officail religions of england
puritans religious dissenter who came to the colonies to purify or reform
prilgrims
tolerantion respecting wnd acceoting others
indentured servant workers who contracted with american colonists for food shelter in return for their labor
palntation a large estate
tide water areas of low, flat plains near the seacoast
egalitarnism philosophy of spirit of equality
mercantillism the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys
boycott the refusal to purchase certain goods
repel to cancel a law
delegante representative to a meeting
independence self reliance and freedom from out side control
toleration acceptance of other groups
indentured servant workers who contracted with american colonist for food
plantation a large estate
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