13 colonies
What set of colonies are the ones most North?
New England Colonies
the law that assures peoples rights is called
the magna carta
A monarch?
A king or queen
What set of colonies included two royal colonies?
Southern Colonies
a body of power that could over through the governments ruler
the parliment
The lawmaking body known as parliament is what?
legislature
What kind of colony did New York become?
Proprietary colony
laws that all the citizens must obay is
common law
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country somewhere else?
colony
When were colonies established?
1600's and 1700's
dividing the government so that one branch does not hold all the power
the separation of powers
What is the difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony?
Proprietary: owned by owner or proprietor
Royal: owned by a king
Who did the English King Charles II give the colony to, and when?
His brother, Duke of York, and in 1644.
the argument that all people are born equal and they have a naturial set of rights is called
naturial rights
What happens in a social contract?
People in society agree to give up part of their freedom to a government in exchange for protection of natural rights.