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Civics Chapter 2
volcabulary sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, Chapter 2.
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10th Grade
09/12/2010

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Enlightenment
Definition
movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society.
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Monarch
Definition
king or queen
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legislature
Definition
a group of people that makes laws
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precedent
Definition
a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case.
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common law
Definition
a system of law based on precedent and custom
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natural rights
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freedoms people possess relation to life, liberty, and property.
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social contract
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an agreement among people in a society with a government
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Colony
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a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
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Joint-Stock Company
Definition
investors provide partial owndership in a company organized for profit
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Charter
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a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments or a government document granting permission to organize a corporation.
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Compact
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an agreement, or contract, among a group of people.
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Proprietary Colony
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area with owner-controlled land and government.
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Royal colony
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a colonial area of land controlled directly by a king or other monarch.
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religious dissenters
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those who followed a religious faith other than the official religion of england.
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puritans
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religious dissenters who came to the colonies to purify, or reform, the anglican church.
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pilgrims
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colonial puritans who considered themselves people on a religious journey.
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toleration
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acceptance of other groups such as religious groups
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Indentured Servant
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workers who contracted with american colonists for food and shelter in return for their labor
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plantation
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a large estate
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triangular trade
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pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the americas, africa,and europe.
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tide water
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areas of low, flat plains near the sea coast of virginia and north carolina
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egalitarianism
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the philosophy of spirit of equality
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mercantilism
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the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys.
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boycott
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the refusal to purchase certain goods
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repeal
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to cancel a law
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delegate
Definition
a representative to a meeting
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independence
Definition
self-reliance and freedom from outside control
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