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7th SS - Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Life in the Colonies
Question | Answer |
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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 |