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Grade 7 Colonial Voc

Grade 7 Colonial Vocabulary Terms

TermDefinition
Apprentice person who learns a trade or craft from a master
Bill of Rights written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect
Gentry upper class of colonial society
Freedom of the press right of newspapers and other public media to publish articles believed to be accurate.
Habeas Corpus the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime, constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
Divine Right belief that a ruler’s authority comes directly from God
Indentured Servant person who signs a contract to work for a set number of years in exchange for ocean passage to the colonies.
Legislature part of a government that makes laws
Libel publishing of false statements that unjustly damage a person’s reputation
Natural Rights rights that belong to every human being from birth.
Public School school supported by taxes.
Racism belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.
Separation of Powers principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches.
Slave Code one of a group of laws that controlled every aspect of enslaved African Americans’ lives and denied them basic rights.
Triangular Trade three-way colonial trade route between the colonies, the islands of the Caribbean, and Africa.
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