Life in the Colonies

an act passed by Parliament in 1689 that limited the monarch’s power by giving certain powers to Parliament and listing specific rights of the citizens

• Act of Settlement 1701
• Magna Carta 1215
• English Bill of Rights

• Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949

a revival of religious feeling and belief among Protestant Christians in the American colonies that began in the 1730s

• Great Awakening
• Protestant Reformation
• Second Great Awakening
• First Great Awakening

time spent not working

• productive time
• leisure time
• work hours
• mandatory tasks

an agreement made in 1215 listing the rights granted by King John to all free men of the kingdom

• Magna Carta II
• The Bill of Rights
• The Great Charter
• Magna Carta

the lawmaking body of England, consisting of representatives from throughout the kingdom

• Senate
• Parliament
• Congress
• House of Commons

to fight against a government or another authority

• Insurrection
• Rebellion
• Protest
• Civil Disobedience

a power or privilege that belongs to people as citizens and that cannot or should not be taken away by the government

• Human rights
• Civil rights
• Legal rights
• Political rights

the exchange of goods and enslaved people between Europe, West Africa, and the Americas

• Not this one

• Mercantilism
• Triangle Trade
• Columbian Exchange

The buying and selling of goods and services, especially on a large scale.

• Trade
• Retail
• Merchandising
• Commerce

The minimum amount of money or food that a person needs to stay alive.

• Survival fund
• Basic income
• Emergency aid
• Subsistence