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7th SS - Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Life in the Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta | first document to place restrictions on an English ruler's power |
| legislature | a group of people who have the power to make laws |
| bill of rights | a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect |
| habeas corpus | the principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime |
| House of Burgesses | first legislature in British North America |
| freedom of the press | right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty |
| libel | the publishing of statements that damage a person's reputation |