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ch. 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enlightment | the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened. |
| monarch | a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. |
| legislature | the legislative body of a country or state. |
| precedent | an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. |
| common law | the body of English law as adopted and modified separately by the different states of the US and by the federal government. |
| natural rights | that people supposedly have under natural law. The Declaration of Independence of the United States lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as natural rights. |
| social contact | an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. |
| colony | a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. |
| joint stock company | a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders. |
| charter | a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, college, |
| compact | closely and neatly packed together; dense. |
| proprietary colony | relating to an owner or ownership. |
| royal colony | a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state. American History. |
| religious dissenters | a person who dissents, as from an established church, political party, or majority opinion. |
| puritans | a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church of England under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship. |
| pilgrims | a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons. |
| toleration | the practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behavior. |
| indentured servant | A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country. |
| plantation | an area in which trees have been planted, especially for commercial purposes. |
| triangular trade | used to refer to the trade in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves |
| tide water | an area that is affected by tides. |
| egalitarianism | asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life. |
| mercantilism | the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism. |
| boycott | withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. |
| repeal | revoke or annul (a law or congressional act). |
| delegate | a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference. |
| independence | the fact or state of being independent. |
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