HIST 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Tea Act, Navigation Acts, De Facto
Lecture 24 review
Social Contract
An agreement between members of a community designed to make life in that
community easier.
Scientific Revolution
Rapid advances in European scientific, mathematical, and political thought. All
knowledge is empirical.
Mysticism
Belief that union with a deity may be attained through contemplation and self-
surrender.
Penal Colony
A colony used to exile prisoners by placing them in a different location.
Capitalism
An economic system in which individuals trade their labor for compensation. It's
contract based - key term is private.
Treaty Line
Line that is defined in a peace treaty.
Intolerable Acts
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Document Summary
An agreement between members of a community designed to make life in that community easier. Rapid advances in european scientific, mathematical, and political thought. Belief that union with a deity may be attained through contemplation and self- surrender. A colony used to exile prisoners by placing them in a different location. An economic system in which individuals trade their labor for compensation. It"s contract based - key term is private. Line that is defined in a peace treaty. Acts britain enacted to raise revenue from the colonies; the stamp, sugar, and. Has mercantilism at its core; american colonies could carry trade on british ships. Group acts done to disrupt the lives of others and draw government change. A riot in boston arising from the resentment of colonists towards british troops quartered in the city; the british fired into the mob and killed several persons.
