click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
13 Colonies Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Puritans | People who want to Purify the Church |
| Sepratists | People who want to Separate from the Church |
| Pilgrims | Traveller for a Religious Purpose |
| Mayflower Compact | Agreement of the Pilgrims on what government |
| Navel Stores | Articles or Materials used in Shipping |
| Toleration | Permission by law to practice religions other than the established |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | Connecticut's Constitution |
| Constitution | Organic law or rule |
| Subsistence Farming | Farming that only has enough crops for the farmer |
| Import | When a Country buys goods from another country |
| Export | When a Country sells goods to another country |
| Triangular Trade | Pays for Imports with Exports |
| Metacomet | War Chief on the Wampanoag Indians |
| Meeting House | A place of Worship |
| Cash Crop | A crop grown for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower |
| Conestoga Wagon | A large covered wagon used for long-distance travel carrying pioneers in the Western Migration |
| Patroon | A person given land and granted certain manorial privileges |
| Apprentice | A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed time for a small amount of wage |
| Frontier | |
| Proprietary Colony | People that obtain a privilege of the state 1 or 2 individualls |
| Royal Colony | Governor and Royal Council appointed by King |
| Pacifists | People who do not fight, peaceful anti-war |
| Indigo | Tropical plant of the pea family used to make dark blue dye |
| Urban | A city or Town |
| Rural | The countryside |
| Tidewater | Water effected by tides |
| Middle Passage | Journey taken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies |
| Slave Codes | Laws in every state that defines slaves' standings and masters rights defines that slaves are property |