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| was at the top, the official head of the English empire; wasn't the absolute monarch; appointed governors |
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| a person who supports a colony |
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| were the standard for representative government; initially, elected representatives met in joint sessions with the governor and the council, later becoming the lower house of the legislature |
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| a government that consist of two legislative chambers |
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| were appointed by the governor; could not be removed;handled minor judicial cases; made up the county court |
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| was made up of the Justices of the Peace; was legislative, judicial, and executive |
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| worked in the county court but was not a part of it |
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| the day when the county courts would hold their meetings; became a major social event |
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| upheld the clerks decisions; could swear in deputies |
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| a public official responsible for investigating deaths that appear not to have natural causes; could issue warrants for arrests |
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| refers to the thoughts of the common people that someone of the elite would be better suited to hold an office |
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| the idea that there is only a finite amount of wealth (silver and gold) in the world, and a country's job is to acquire as much as possible |
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1) anything the colonies exported had to be in English ships with English crew
2) enumerated goods must go to England
3) colonies could not produce certain manufactured goods
4) imports from other countries must go to England first |
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| refers to the fact that England wasn't strict when it came to the laws they made for the colonies |
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