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Chapter 3 & 4 voc.
all of chapter 3
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| colony | a group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land. |
| turning point | a moment in history that marks a decisive change. |
| circumnavigate | sail completely around the world |
| Columbian Exchange | the transfer of food, medicine, government, technology, the arts, and language between the eastern and western hemispheres of people |
| conquistado | conquerors who marched into the Americas in the 1500's |
| pueblo | towns that was the center of farming and trade |
| presido | forts where soldiers lived |
| mission | religious settlements run by Catholic priests and friars |
| peninsulare | they were born in Spain and they held the highest jobs in government and the church |
| creoloe | people born in the Americas to Spanish parents |
| mestizo | people of mixed Spanish and Indian backgrounds. they worked on farms and ranches owned by peninsulares and creoles |
| encomienda | land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans. |
| plantation | a large estate farmed by many workers |
| northwest passage | waterway through or around North America |
| protestant reformation | movement to reform the roman Catholic church in 1500's led to the creation of many different christian churches |
| coureur de bois | french colonist who lived in the woods as a fur trapper |
| missionary | a person who tries to spread certain religious beliefs among a group of people |
| alliance | agreement between nations to aid and protect one another |
| charter | a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| burgess | representatives to the government |
| house of burgesses | representative assembly in colonial Virginia |
| representative government | political systems in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
| Magna Carta | signed in 1215 a British document that contained two basic ideas: Monarchs themselves to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights |
| Parliament | representative assembly in England |
| pilgrims | in the 1600's, English settlers who sought religious freedom in the Americas |
| established church | chosen religion of a state |
| persecution | mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs |
| Mayflower compact | a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth Colony |
| precedent | act or decision that sets an example for others to follow |
| Thanksgiving | day at the end of the harvest seas on set aside by the pilgrims to give thanks to God. |
| Puritans | a religious group |
| General Court | male church members also elected representatives to an assembly |
| Fundamental orders of Connecticut | gave white men who owned property to vote. it limited the governor's power. |
| religious tolerance | a willingness to let others practice their own beliefs |
| sabbath | holy day of rest |
| town meetings | settlers discussed and voted on many issues |
| patroon | owners of huge estates |
| proprietary colony | king gave land to one or more people in return for a yearly payment |
| royal colony | a colony under the direct control of the English crown. |
| Quakers | one of the most despised religious groups in England |
| Pennsylvania dutch | new arrivals from German-speaking Protestants. could not pronounce the word Deutsch which means German |
| Cash crops | crops that are sold for money at market |
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