Transcript Chapter 10 The Rights of Englishmen

Chapter 10
The Rights of Englishmen
English settlers were no strangers to
conflict in the name of liberty. The
cornerstones of English government
were forged out of conflicts between
the English people and their rulers.
Terms to define:
pope
magna
Magna Carta
peers
habeas corpus
Glorious Revolution
Parliament
English Bill of
Rights
constitutional
monarchy
pope
Head of the
Catholic Church
centered in Rome.
magna
The Latin word for
great.
Magna Carta
The Great Charter
of England 1215.
peers
Peers are equals.
habeas corpus
Latin for “have the
body.”
Parliament
English congress.
English Bill of Rights
Parliament got King
William and Queen
Mary to sign a Bill
of Rights making
Parliament more
powerful than the
monarchs.
Glorious Revolution
In 1688, something
revolutionary
happened. King
William and Queen
Mary were forced
to sign the English
Bill of Rights.
constitutional monarchy
A king or queen
that has to follow
the rules
established by
Parliament and past
precedent.