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Unit 2 Lesson 6
Life in the Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| right | a power or privilege that belongs to people as citizens and that cannot or should not be taken away by the government |
| English Bill of Rights | an act passed by Parliament in 1689 that limited the monarch's power by giving certain powers to Parliament and listing specific rights of the citizens |
| Magna Carta | an agreement made in 1215 listing the rights granted by King John to all free men of the kingdom |
| Parliament | the lawmaking body of England, consisting of representatives from throughout the kingdom |
| leisure | time spent not working |
| triangular trade | the exchange of goods and enslaved people between Europe, West Africa, and the Americas |
| rebelled | to fight against a government or another authority |
| Great Awakening | a revival of religious feeling and belief among Protestant Christians in the American colonies that began in the 1730s |