Civics Vocabulary study list

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Civics Vocabulary study list

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10/24/2017

boycott--the refusal to purchase certain goods

charter--a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments

colony---a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere

common law---a system of law based on precedent and customs

compact---an agreement, or contract, among a group of people

delegate---a representative to a meeting

egalitarian---the philosophy or spirit of equality

Enlightenment----movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society

indentured servant---workers who contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in return for their labor

independence-----self-reliance and freedom from outside control

joint-stock company----investors provide partial ownership in a company organized for profit

legislature---a group of people that makes laws

mercantilism---the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys

monarch---king or queen

natural rights---freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

Pilgrims---colonial Puritans who considered themselves people on a religious journey

plantation----a large estate

precedent---a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case

proprietary colony----area with owner-controlled land and government

Puritans----religious dissenter who came to the colonies to purify, or reform, the Anglican church

religious dissenters---those who followed a religious faith other than the official religion of England

repeal----to cancel a law

royal colony----a colonial area of land controlled directly by a king or other monarch

social contract----an agreement among people in a society with a government

tidewater-----areas of low, flat plains near the seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina

toleration----acceptance of other groups, such as religious groups

triangular trade-----pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americas, Africa, and Europe