Political rights - rights given to some people by the government
Jury - a group of people who decide whether a person on trial is guilty or innocent
Mercantilism - the idea that a nation becomes stronger by building up its gold supply and increasing its trade.
Regulate - to control
Tax - money that must be paid to a government.
The colonists were such a long way from England, they began to move away from English ways of life
Religion was becoming less important to some
New ideas about freedom and equality were rising up
Jury - a group of people who decide whether a person on trial is guilty or innocent
Mercantilism - the idea that a nation becomes stronger by building up its gold supply and increasing its trade.
Regulate - to control
Tax - money that must be paid to a government.
The colonists were such a long way from England, they began to move away from English ways of life
Religion was becoming less important to some
New ideas about freedom and equality were rising up
The Great Awakening
1730s - an evangelical and revitalization movement
Conflict between traditionalist Protestants (ritual, doctrine) and revivalists (emotional involvement)
The Enlightenment - Knowledge is power
The use of reason will improve government and society
Reason is the primary source of authority and legitimacy
liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutionalgovernment, and separation of church and state
Political Rights
Political rights are rights given to people by the government.
Examples:Electing people to represent them
Eight of the thirteen colonies had governors chosen by the King of England
The use of reason will improve government and society
Reason is the primary source of authority and legitimacy
liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutionalgovernment, and separation of church and state
Political Rights
Political rights are rights given to people by the government.
Examples:Electing people to represent them
Eight of the thirteen colonies had governors chosen by the King of England
Trial by jury
Jury: a group of your peers who decide if you are innocent or guilty in a trial
People in England had this right; colonists did not
Economic Rights
England had established the colonies in North America to make England rich
English rulers believed in mercantilism, where a nation becomes stronger by building up its gold supply and increasing trade
English rulers regulated (controlled, through laws) trade in the colonies
They told the colonists what goods they could import and export
Colonies exported raw materials (cotton, fur, lumber) to England, who then made finished products which they could sell for high prices
The British passed laws called the Navigation Acts to regulate trade
Only English ships could transport goods to and from the colonies
Ships from other countries had to stop in England and pay taxesbefore going to the colonies
This meant colonists had to pay more money for goods from other countries
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