EOC Review for 8th Grade

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Parliament

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the name of the English legislature

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Taxation without representation

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the idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them a voice in government

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duty

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a tax

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Tyranny

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a government in which a single person assumes absolute control

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tyrant

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a cruel and oppressive ruler

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Oppression

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the use of authority or power in a cruel or unjust manner

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Despotism

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a system of government where the ruler (a despot) has unlimited power

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Thomas Paine

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the colonial journalist who wrote Common Sense in 1776

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Declaration of Independence

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Document explaining why the colonies were no longer subject to British rule

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Enlightenment

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a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society's problems