Key Terms - Chapter 2 Section 1

William and Mary of Orange

Mary II of England. ... William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the adoption of the English Bill of Rights and the deposition of her Roman Catholic father, James II and VII

English Bill of Rights

a British Law passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people

Charter

a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined.

Due Process

fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement

Jamestown

first English permanent settlement

Unicameral

having a single legislative chamber

Bicameral

having two branches or chambers

Glorious Revolution

king James II was overthrown

King George II

king of Great Britain and Ireland

King John

made a step of the constitution of the U.K.

Petition of Right

major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.

King Charles I

monarch of Ireland, Scotland and England

London

the capital of England

Proprietary

the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals

Representative Government

type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people

Magna Carta

unsuccessful foreign policies and havy taxation demands, England's King John was facing down a possible rebellion by the country's powerful barons.

Limited Government

where the government is empowered by law from a starting point of having no power

William Penn

English Nobleman and Writer

George Calvert

English Politician and conliser