history unit 4 Word Scramble
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Royal Colony | a colony under the direct control of a monarch |
Refuge | protection or shelter from danger on hardship |
starving time | a term referring to the of 1609-1610 in Jamestown when 75% of the English settlers died of starvation and disease |
religious persecution | the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group because of their religious beliefs |
triangular trade | trading networks in which goods and slaves moved along England,at the American colonies, and Africa |
Toleration Act of 1649 | a Maryland law that made restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime; the first law guaranteeing religious freedom to be passed in America |
slave codes | laws passed in the colonies to control slaves |
Middle Passage | a voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies |
African Diaspora | the population of displaced Africans and their descendants around the world |
indentured servant | a colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years |
Bacon's Rebellion | an attack led by Nathaniel Bacon against American Indians and the colonial government in Virginia |
factor | a circumstance or fact that contributes to a result or outcome |
authority | the power to in force laws, give order, or make decisions |
joint stock company | a business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses |
Headright system | a system started by the london company where colonists who paid their own way to Virginia received 50 acres of land. Rich people could receive more |
Representative Government | a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions and laws for them |
Proprietary Colony | a colony run by individuals or groups whom land was granted |
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