The American colonist expected their government

to preseve their________________________

basic rights as English subjects

Document that was written as the first step to limit the power of the king or monarch and give more rights

to the people

Magna Carta

Year the Magna Carta was written

1215

Said the king could not seize a nobleman's property

Magna Carta

Document written in 1689 after the change in the throne

of England

English Bill of Rights

Established an important principle: the English governmentwas to be based on laws made by Parliament, not on the desires of a ruler

English Bill of Rights

England's cheif law-making body

Parliament

What was the colonists' model for representative government?

Parliament

How were the American colonies governed?

The colonies elected representatives to an assembly, but they still had a governor that was appointed by the king/queen

salutary neglect

Hands-off policy where Parliament interfered very little in colonial affairs

What was the result of salutary neglect?

The colonists became used to acting on their own.

What important right was established in the colonies in 1735 when John Peter Zenger was put on trial for printing criticism of New York's governor?

Freedom of the press

Triangular Trade

trade route with 3 stops; Africa, Europe and the Americas

Navigation Acts

laws passed by England to make sure England made money from all of the trading that the colonies were engaged in

Led to an increase in smuggling

Navigation Acts

Importing or exporting goods illegally

Smuggling

Interrupted much of the shipping industry

Piracy

Middle Passage

the voyage of the slave ships accross the Atlantic,  conditions were terrible and many died