English Colonies
A religious movement that divided Europe between Catholics and Protestants
Protestant Reformation
The religion chosen by the ruler of a country.
Established church
A code that meant treating enslaved people as property instead of people.
Slave codes
The act of publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person's reputation.
Libel
Where voters elect representatives to make laws for them.
Representative government
A pledge to a civil body politic or a government
Mayflower Compact
A class that included farmers, workers, and some tradespeople.
Middle class
A revolution that removed King James II and installed William and Mary.
Glorious Revolution
A document that said the king could not raise taxes without first consulting a council of nobles.
Magna Carta
A religious group that did NOT want to separate entirely from the Church of England.
Puritans
A religious revival that swept through the colonies in the 1730s.
The Great Awakening
English Bill of Rights
A willingness to let others practice their own beliefs.
Religious tolerance
Private schools run by women in their own homes.
Dame schools
A movement where thinkers believed in the light of human reason.
Enlightenment