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Colonization
Colonization Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Triangular trade | a trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and West Indies. |
| Representative government | a system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government |
| Parliament | the legislative body of Great Britain |
| Mercantilism | an economic theory whose goal is building a state’s wealth and power by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return. |
| Export | to sell items abroad |
| Import | to bring items in from foreign markets |
| English Bill of Rights 1689 | limited the monarch’s power and guaranteed that Englishmen had certain rights |
| Magna Carta | guaranteed right of trial by jury; king could not impose new taxes without consent |
| House of Burgesses | 619 Virginia established an elected Repressive Assembly |
| Immigration | the permanent movement of people into one country from other nations |
| 1st Great Awakening | A religious movement that emphasized the power of religion in people’s live |
| Enlightenment | spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society |
| Mayflower Compact | document signed by the pilgrims to live in a civil society according to their own laws |