movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society monarch precedent enlightenment natural rights

movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society enlightenment

king or queen authority monarch natural rights colony

king or queen monarch

a group of people that makes laws legislature authority social contract agreement

a group of people that makes laws legislature

a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case authority common law compact precedent

a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case precedent

a system of law based on precedent and customs common law precedent compact authority

a system of law based on precedent and customs common law

freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property toleration grant natural rights precedent

freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property natural rights

an agreement among people in a society with a government social contract compact agreement colony

an agreement among people in a society with a government social contract

a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere royal colony colony mercantilism joint-stock company

a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere colony

investors provide partial ownership in a company organized for profit proprietary colony grant joint-stock company royal colony

investors provide partial ownership in a company organized for profit joint-stock company

a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments; or a government document granting permission to organize a corporation grant royal colony joint-stock company charter

a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments; or a government document granting permission to organize a corporation charter

an agreement, or contract, among a group of people grant compact colony document

an agreement, or contract, among a group of people compact

area with owner-controlled land and government propriety colony joint-stock company royal colony toleration

area with owner-controlled land and government propriety colony

a colonial area of land controlled directly by a king or other monarch colony joint-stock company compact royal colony

a colonial area of land controlled directly by a king or other monarch royal colony

those who followed a religious faith other than the official religion of England indentured servant egalitarianism religious dissenter Puritan

those who followed a religious faith other than the official religion of England religious dissenter

areas of low, flat plains near the seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina coastal tidewater piedmont low-lands

areas of low, flat plains near the seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina tidewater

religious dissenter who came to the colonies to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church Puritan Pilgrim indentured servant colonist

religious dissenter who came to the colonies to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church Puritan

pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americas, Africa, and Europe joint-stock company royal colony compact triangular trade

pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americas, Africa, and Europe triangular trade

colonial Puritans who considered themselves people on a religious journey Puritans Pilgrims indentured servants slaves

colonial Puritans who considered themselves people on a religious journey Pilgrims

workers who contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in return for their labor indentured servant slaves colonists authority

workers who contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in return for their labor indentured servant

the philosophy or spirit of equality equalism oneness separatism egalitarianism

the philosophy or spirit of equality egalitarianism