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Chapter 5 Section 2 Vocabulay
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History
8th Grade
11/01/2012

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Magna Carta
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charter of English political and civil liberties
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Parliament
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England's chief lawmaking body
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Edmund Andros
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English governor appointed to rule the reorganized northern colonies
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Glorious Revolution
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events of 1688-1689 during which the English Parliament invited William and Mary to replace James ll as monarchs
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English Bill of Rights
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1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament
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John Peter Zenger
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New York publisher who was taken to court for criticizing the governor of New York
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prominent
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important and well-known
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heritage
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tradition
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