1. Section 4.2: Government, Religion & Culture

2. Glorious Revolution
Parliament forced out King James & placed his daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange, on the throne. KICKED OUT THE KING! REPLACED HIM WITH A NEW QUEEN.
This change showed the power of elected representatives over the monarch (king)

3. English Bill of Rights William and Mary signed in 1689
Guaranteed certain basic rights to all citizens
Later inspired the American Bill of Rights

4. Mercantilism
Economic theory that states as a nation’s trade grows, its gold reserves increase and the nation becomes more powerful
To make money, England had to export (sell abroad) more than she imported (bought from abroad)
Money = Power

5. Navigation Acts
Passed to make certain only England benefited from trade with the colonies
1. Directed the flow of goods between England & colonies
2. Colonial merchants could not use foreign ships
3. Could not send products such as sugar & tobacco outside England’s empire
***Colonists began to smuggle (trade illegally)

6. Colonial Government
Magna Carta – 1215 – established principle of limited government
Provided for protection against unjust punishment and against the loss of life, liberty and property, except according to law

7. Great Awakening
Religious revival in the colonies. Led to the formation of new churches.

8. Family Roles Family formed the foundation of society
Farm – home and workplace
Man head of household
Married women held few rights
Widows & unmarried women could run business or own property

9. Education
Massachusetts Puritans passed a public education law – 1647: 50 households in town = school supported by taxes
Harvard College – 1st college – 1636 – Cambridge, Massachusetts

10. Enlightenment
Spread the idea that knowledge, science & reason could improve society
Famous enlightenment example: Ben Franklin

11. Freedom of the Press
John Peter Zenger accused of libel (false accusations published in newspaper)
Jury found him not guilty – accusations were the truth
Established freedom of the press