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- This document created the first central government of the United States.
- This English philosopher's "Two Treatises on Government" refuted the divine right of kings and stated that subjects had the right to life, liberty, and property.
- This refers to the growth of human understanding and exchange of ideas that saw superstition give way to reason, science, and a new respect for humanity.
- This bloodless revolt led to the overthrow and abdication of the Catholic King James II and the crowning of William and Mary.
- As First Minister, he determined to win the 'war for empire' against France by moving the bulk of the English Navy and Army to North America in 1756.
- The execution of three Wampanoag Indians led to this war of slaughter against New England settlers, beginning in 1675.
- These were a series of laws passed by Parliament over a seventy-five period to take greater control of England's colonial economic activity.
- This revolt resulted in the burning of Jamestown in 1676 as frontier farmers in Virginia rebelled when the governor refused to support their demands to use the militia against local Indians.
- He was made "royal governor" over the Dominion of New England by King James II and held near total authority.
- This form of servitude allowed people who otherwise could not afford the cost of passage, to make their way to the New World.
- The "mercantile system" was implemented by Charles II as an economic model to accomplish what?
- his religious movement swept across the colonies and led to the questioning of authority and the establishment of new religious denominations and their colleges.
- Under its original charter, Jamestown was founded for the basic purpose of being what?
- Anne Hutchinson's ability to defend herself against court charges was based on her understanding of what?
- This was the great capital city of the Aztecs that was captured by the Spanish, leading to the downfall of the Empire.
- His trial in 1735 addressed the issue of "freedom of speech" after he published criticisms of the governor of New York
- These were offered by the Virginia Company to encourage people to settle in the New World by offering tracts of land as an incentive.
- This type of trade was developed to make each leg of the routes between Europe, Africa, and the New World profitable.
- This refers to the transfer of plants, animals, culture, and disease between Europe, Africa, and the New World after discovery.
- England would base her later claims to New World territories on his explorations beginning in 1497.