Colonies Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
John Winthrop | The leader of the Puritans |
Toleration | Recognition that other people have the right to different opinions. |
Roger Williams | Said colonists should not take Native Americans land. Was forced to leave Massachusetts and started the colony of Rhode Island. |
Proprietary Colony | A colony created by a grant of land from a monarch to an individual or family. |
William Penn | Quaker leader who found Pennsylvania. |
Boarderlands | Lands along the frontier |
Presidios | Spanish military posts |
Pueblos | Spanish establishments or towns |
Legislative | A group of people who have the power to make laws. |
English Bill of Rights | Written list of freedoms that a government promised to protect. |
Habeas Corpus | The principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime. |
Freedom of the Press | The right of journalists to publish the truth without restrictions or penalty. |
Lidel | The publishing of statements that damage a person's reputation. |
Gentry | Upper class of colonial society. |
Middle Class | Colonial farmers and artisans. |
Indentured Servants | Signed a contract to work from 4 to 10 years in the colonies for anyone who for his or her oceans passage to the Americas. |
Racism | A belief that one race is superior to another. |
Slave Code | Strict laws that restrict the rights and activities of slaves. |
Natural Rights | An enlightenment idea that said every human is born with the right to life, liberty and property. |
Divine Right | The belief that monarchs (kings) get the right to rule over everybody by being born king. |
What was the Triangular Trade Describe how it works. | A trade between Africa, America, and Europe. Slaves went from Africa to America. Tobacco and cotton went from America to Europe. Textiles went from Europe to Africa. |
Who was John Locke and what ideas did he have that shaped the sounding the United States? | John Locke was an English philosopher. Started that all people had natural rights. People had the right to life, liberty and property. |
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