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Ch. 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enlightenment | movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society |
| monarch | king or queen |
| legislature | a group of people that makes laws |
| common law | a system of law based on precedent and customs |
| natural rights | freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty and property |
| social contract | an agreement among people in a society with a governmnet |
| colony | a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere |
| joint stock company | investors provide part ownership in a company organized for profit |
| charter | a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments or governments granting documents |
| compact | It also refers to something small or closely grouped together, like the row of compact rental cars you see when you wanted a van. |
| proprietary colony | were grants of land in the form of a charter, or a license to rule, for individuals or groups. They were used to settle areas rapidly with British subjects at the proprietors' expense during the costly settlement years. |
| religious dissenters | those who followed religious faith other than the official religion of England |
| Puritans | group of people who grew discontent with the church of England and worked towards religion |
| pilgrims | Puritans who considered themselves on a religious journey |
| toleration | the practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behavior. |
| indentured servant | workers contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in return for labor |
| plantation | a large estate |
| triangular trade | trade developed among the Americas, Africa, and Europe |
| tidewater | low flat plains near the seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina |
| egalitarianism | |
| mercantilism | a country should sell more goods than it buys |
| boycott | refusal to purchase certain goods |
| repeal | to cancel law |
| delegate | a representative to a meeting |
| independence | self-reliance freedom from outside control |
| precedent | ruling used as basis for judicial decision in later similar case |
| royal colony | a colony as NY administered by a royal governor and council appointed |
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