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| The doctrine that a monarch derives his or her power directly from God |
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| An English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225. The 1297 version, with the long title (originally in Latin) The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, and of the Liberties of the Forest, still remains on the statute books of England and Wales. |
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| The legislative body of England |
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| A series of armed conflicts and political machinations (1642–1651) between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists (Cavaliers) |
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| Began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms; may apply both to the actual event by which the monarchy was restored, and to the period immediately following the event |
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Restoration colonies
(NC, SC, NY, NJ, PA) |
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| All of these colonies were proprietorships, meaning that 1 man or group of men owned all the land, parceled it out to tenants and demanded quitrents, and controlled the government |
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| An economic system in which nations seek to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade |
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| Passed after the Restoration; a series of laws enacted by Parliament, beginning in 1651, to tighten England’s control of trade in its American colonies |
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| Succeeded his brother, Charles II, in 1685; he last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland |
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| English colonial administrator of North America, known most notably for his governorship of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence |
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| The bloodless transfer of the British monarchy from James II to William and Mary in 1688 – 1689 |
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| An English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies’ continued economic loyalty |
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| an 18th-century intellectual movement that emphasized the use of reason and the scientific method as means of obtaining knowledge |
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| A revival of religious feeling in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s |
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