A system of government in which an ordinary people vote for decisions
100
What is charter?
An official document that gives certain rights to an individual or group
100
What is a jury?
A panel of citizens who make judgments in a trial
100
What is habeas corpus?
The principle that someone can't be held in jail without being charged for a specific crime.
100
Which 2 parts of time used the representative government?
US government and the english parliament
200
What is a republic?
A system of government in which represantives vote for decisions
200
What is a representative government?
A political system in which voters elect others to make laws.
200
What was the columbian exchange?
The exchange between the western hemisphere to the eastern hemisphere because of Columbus. New products, food, animals, plants, ideas, slavery, and diseases were all transferred.
200
What is investing?
Purchasing something hoping it's value will go up
200
Which later document used quotes from the magna carta?
the US constitution
300
What is legislature?
A group of people who have the power to make laws
300
What are cash crops?
Crops that are grown to be sold
300
What was the bill of rights?
A written list of freedoms the government promises to protect
300
What is a cartographer?
A map maker
300
What diseases were brought to North America?
Smallpox and Typhus
400
What is capitalism?
An economic system in which people put money, or capital, into a business in order to make profit.
400
What is a debtor?
An individual who owes something to another person
400
What is subsistence farming?
The type of agriculture in which people eat what they grow instead of selling it
400
What is a mercantilism?
An economic policy which held that a nation's wealth was measured by it's supply of gold and silver
400
In which part of North America did slavery begin?
The southern states because they had more mining for gold and silver and large plantations for farming
500
What is economy (also called economic system)?
A system governing the production, use, and distribution of goods.
500
What is immigration?
Moving to a foreign region or country
500
What is a plantation?
A large piece of land farmed by many workers
500
What were the 2 main similarities between the Judaeos and the Christians?
one god and as the ten commandments say, be nice to others
500
What are the House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact?
The House of Burgesses was the first representative government and the mayflower compact was the first written set of rules