Asiento. 1517-1750. Monopoly contracts to supply slaves to Spanish colonies.

Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.

Boston Tea Party. 1773. Colonials dump tea cargo to protest tax. Led to Intolerable Acts.

Chinese Exclusion Acts. 1882-1943. Banned Chinese immigration to US. Asian 1924-.

Christianity. World’s largest religion, based on acts and teachings of Jesus Christ, believed to be Son of God. Emphasises love for all..

Combination Acts. 1799, 1800. Britain outlaws trade unions. Repealed 1824.

Compromise of 1850. Acts to prevent secession of US slave states.

Conventice Acts. 1593, 1664-1689. Suppressed dissension in Church of England.

Disestablishment Acts. 1869, 1920 End Roman Catholic obligations to fund Episcopal Church of Ireland, Wales.

Factory Acts. England. 1802 Apprentices 12 hr day. 1819 Minimum age 9. 1833. Limited child labour to 8 hours and education required 1844 Women, children 10 hr max. 1842 No women/children in mines. 1920 Minimum age 14. US 1844 Women 12 hr max. 1874 Women/children 10 hr max.

Gaspee. British boat burned 1772 by American rebels. Response, Intolerable Acts.

Hatch Acts. 1939,40. Limit campaign contributions in US.

Homestead Acts. 1862 US grants 160 acres free to 5yr settlers. 1885 NZ, 1893 W. Australia grant free land to immigrants. Canada 160 acres for $10..

Immigration Acts. 1962. Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth.

Inductive Reasoning. Baconian. Truth is induced from a mass of observed facts.

Intolerable Acts. 1774. British response to Boston Tea Party, Gaspee burning. Closed Boston Harbor. Established military government. Midwest under Quebec rule...Continental Congress.

Irish Land Acts. 1870-1903. British legislation for tenant farmers vs landlords.

Judicial. Branch of US government. Supreme and lower courts can invalidate Acts of Congress.

Legislative. Branch of a government that enacts laws.

Marprelate Tracts. 1588-9. Anonymous seditious Puritan pamphlets for which Penry was executed.

Native Land Acts. 1862, 65-92. New Zealand abolishes tribal land ownership, destroying traditional Maori society.

Navigation Acts. 14-19C. Limited trade to England and colonies to British ships.

Penry, John. 1559-93. Welsh Puritan executed for Marprelate Tracts.

Place, Francis. 1771-1854. Fought Combination Act, 1822. Advocated birth control, 1827.

Poynings Laws. 1494. Irish Parliament Acts put English Laws in effect.

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