click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 3
Colonies Take root
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charter | a document issued by a government that grants specific rights to a person or company |
| pilgrim | a person who takes a religious journey |
| representative government | the form of government in which voters elect people to make laws for them |
| toleration | recognition that other people have the right to different opinions |
| town meeting | an assembly of townspeople that decides local issues |
| backcountry | a frontier region extending through several colonies, from Pennsylvania to Georgia |
| debtor | people who owe money |
| plantation | a large farm |