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Chapter Two

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Enlightenment   Political and legal traditions of England and to the ideas of a cultural movement.  
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Monarch   Ruled by a king or queen.  
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Legislature   law-making body, known as parliament.  
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Precedent   Ruling in a earlier case that was similar.  
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common law   Rests on court cases rather than regulations  
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natural rights   Rights that the government cannot take away  
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social contract   Agreement among people in society  
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colony   A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.  
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joint-stock company   Investors partial ownership and a share in future profits.  
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charter   A written document granting land and the authority to set up a colonial governments.  
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Proprietary Colony   In which the owner, or proprietor, owned the land and controlled the government.  
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Royal colony   One owned directly by the king.  
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religious dissenters   those who followed a faith other than the official religion of england.  
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puritans   people who wanted to reform, or purify the anglican church.  
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pilgrims   people on a religious journey.  
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toleration   acceptance of other religions.  
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indentured servant   Poor people who worked for food, clothing, and shelter until their labor contracts expired.  
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plantation   large estate.  
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triangular trade   the pattern of trade among the americas, africa, and europe.  
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Tidewater   areas of flat, low plains.  
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egalitarianism   equality  
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Mercantilism   Theory that a country's power depends on its wealth  
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Boycott   refuse to buy  
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repeal   cancelled  
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delegate   representative  
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independence   self reliance and freedom from outside control.  
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