Privy Council- A body that advises the head of state of a nation. In the colonies, this would help the leaders decide what to do when handling various issues.
Parliament- A national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state. This is what would be approving the laws that were placed on the English colonies, and therefore having a very strong influence on their lives.
Bicameral Legislature- A governmental body with two houses or chambers. The laws being made for the English colonies were being went through a bicameral legislature.
House of Burgesses- The lower house of the colonial legislature in Virginia. There were many important decisions made for the colonies here.
Town Meetings- People from throughout New England met and discussed the current issues in the colonies. There were many decisions about breaking away from Britain and other things of that sort made at these meetings.
John Peter Zenger- A printer, publisher, editor and jounalist in New York City. He started a newspaper opposing William Cosby, the governor of New York.
Libel- A defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. This may have happened to William Cosby because of John Peter Zenger's newspaper.
Dominion of New England- A territory comprised of northeastern American colonies, formed in 1686 by King James II. This effected how the laws were carried out in this area.
Sir Edmund Andros- An English colonial governor in three different provinces. He is most popular for his governship of the Dominion of New England during most of its three-year existence.
Glorious Revolution- The overthrow of King James II of England. A different king would change the way that the colonies were governed.
English Bill of Rights- Something passed in 1689 that lays down limits of the powers of sovereign and sets out the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament, the requirement to regular elections to Parliament, and the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution. This cause some controversey because it wasn't really fair, as it ensure a Protestant political supremacy. This change effected away that the English colonies were handled and governed.
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