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| 1. An English philosopher who developed the idea of natural rights including life, liberty, and property. He challenged the idea of the divine right of kings. |
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| 2. An intellectual movement that emphasized reason and science as the paths to knowledge. |
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| 3. English Bill of Rights |
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| 3. An agreement made in 1689 which acknowledged Parliament as being more powerful than the monarch in England. The rights of English citizens were protected. |
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| 4. The "Great Charter" signed in 1215 by King John of England. This document guaranteed the rights of nobles, limiting the king's power. |
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| 5. The legistlative (law-making) body of England comprised the House of Lords and the House of Commons. |
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| 6. A trial held in 1735 in which Peter Zenger was found innocent of criticizing the governor; established the idea of freedom of the press. |
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| 7. A period of Native American attacks in 1763 organized by the Ottawa War Chief Pontiac; colonists panicked; British realized defending the frontier would be costly. |
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| 8. War between the British Empire and the French Empire (1754-1763) for control of North America. British won. |
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| 9. Treaty that ended the French and Indian War in 1763; gave Britain control of North America. |
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| 10. Issued by the British government in response to Pontiac's Rebellion, it forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
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