Unit 2: Colonial Government / Culture

made Parliament more powerful than the king; English government would be based on laws made by Parliament, not the desires of the king

English Enlightenment philosopher who argued that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property

Great Awakening preacher; terrified listeners with images of God's anger and need for salvation

his trial helped establish freedom of the press in the colonies (and later 1st Amendment)

England's law-making assembly made of House of Lords (birth) and House of Commons (elected)

trade route with one ship making three stops

1st English document to limit the power of the king; ensured the king could not seize a noble's property and guaranteed nobles trial by jury

laws passed by Parliament to ensure England was profiting from colonial trade; colonial merchants smuggled to avoid laws

Transatlantic voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas; Middle leg of Triangular Trade; conditions were horrible and many died during the journey

movement that emphasized reason and science to obtain knowledge; influenced colonists to question government authority

Government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws.

Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.

English policy of not enforcing laws in its colonies; as a result, colonists got used to governing themselves

religious movement that swept through the colonies; encouraged ideas of equality and the right to question authority

guilt or innocence decided by a group of peers; guaranteed to nobles in Magna Carta