Vocab List 1
A territory controlled by people from a foreign land.
What is a colony?
Theory that placed the Earth at the center of the universe.
What is the geocentric theory?
A document that outlined the country's basic laws.
What is a Constitution?
In 1492, Columbus was at the location when he thought he had reached the east coast of India.
What is Bahamas?
Replaced the monarchy for the major source of political power in England by 1700.
What is Parliament
An assembly made up of nobles, clergy, and common people, they gained the power to pass laws and make sure the laws were upheld.
What is Parliament?
This theory placed the sun in the center of the universe.
What is the heliocentric theory?
A group of Protestants who thought the Church of England was too much like the Catholic Church. (Oliver Cromwell)
What is a Puritan?
Europeans wanted to trade with these two places.
What is India and China
Parliament stated that the ruler could not do these 3 things without Parliament’s approval
What is not make laws, impose taxes, or maintain an army
Time when the English monarchy was put back into place, took place under Charles II.
What is restoration?
This group became upset with the new theories being developed during the Scientific Revolution.
What is the Roman Catholic Church
Monarch has the power to make all the governing decisions.
What is absolute authority?
During this time slaves were traded between Europe and Africa then carried to the Americas (another name for slave trade).
What is Triangle Trade?
How did England regard the American colonies?
What is as a benefit for England to make money?
The powers of the king are limited by law.
What is limited monarchy?
During this time period, people based scientific knowledge on experimentation.
What is the Modern Times
This theory said that a government should do everything it could to increase its wealth.
What is mercantilism?
The combination of curiosity, technology, and the demand for ____________________ launched the Age of Exploration.
What is new and highly value products?
In 1689, William and Mary agreed to this document before taking the throne.
What is Declaration of Rights?
The period during the 1500s and 1600s when mathematics and scientific instruments were used to learn more about the natural world.
What is Scientific Revolution
During this time period people based scientific knowledge on traditions.
What is ancient early times
A period when Europeans were eager to find new and shorter sea routes so they could trade.
What is the Age of Exploration
True or False: A country that could get natural resources from colonies would have to import resources from competing countries
What is False
The reason American colonies broke the trade laws imposed by Parliament.
What is They saw it as a threat to their liberties?