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| 1215 english document; means "The great charter"; limited the power of the monarchy and guaranteed the rights ofnobility; colonist applied the idea of limited goverment to the colonial goverments |
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| 18th century european movement; spread the idea that reason and science could improve society; influenced america's founders like george washington and thomas jefferson |
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| 1620 document; written by pilgrims on the mayflower; established the first form of direct democracy in the new colonies |
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| investors provide partial ownership in a company organized for profit; establish proprietary colonies |
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| the legislative body for the british goverment; legislatures make the laws |
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| a system of law based on precedent and customs;is unwritten |
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| an agreement among a group of people |
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| an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command;local law |
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| a formal agreement between two or more states or countries |
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| a league or group of allies; agree to abide by rules |
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| the individual characteristics by which a thing, person or country is reconized or known |
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| the theory that a country should sell more goods than it buys |
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| the refusal to purchase certain goods; form of civil disobedience |
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| to cancel; most often refers to laws |
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| a representative to a meeting |
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| all citizens meet to vote first hand on goverment matters |
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| citizens elect delegates to meet and vote on their behalf; the U.S. has a system of representative democracy |
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| having authority or power |
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