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| group of English looking for religious freedom, settled at Plymouth Rock, Mass. (Separatists) |
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| another group looking for religious freedom, established Mass. Bay Colony |
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pattern of colonial trade
Three stops: New England, Africa, West Indies (run, slaves, molasses) |
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| belief that colonies existed to benefit their "mother country" (ex: sell cash crops low to Britain, then buy more expensive goods from Britain) |
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| a contract from the government giving permission to establish a colony |
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| a dissenter banished by Puritans; founder of Rhode Island; idea of separation of church and state |
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| way of thinking which stressed reason, natural rights |
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right to a fair trial by peers, king had to obtain consent of a council of nobles before passing a new tax, could not take land or imprison without following the procedures set by law
(foundation of representative government) |
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trial by jury, right to petition, free speech, no standing army
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