economy
a system where money and goods are made and traded |
rights
something that you are morally, legally, or officially given example: the right not to be beaten |
Parliament
the law making assembly in England |
petition
to make a formal request or demand for change |
social class
society divides it's people up into groups according to jobs, income, education, etc. |
First Great Awakening
a time period in the 1730s and 1740s when Christianity became very popular |
blue laws
laws written by Puritans that made skipping church and/or drinking on a Sunday illegal |
The Middle Passage
refers to the time Africans spent packed onto slave ships and crossing the Atlantic Ocean |
Magna Carta
an English document that limits the power of the king |
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