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Early Colonist Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John White | An English pioneer of English efforts to settle North America. Sailed to North Carolina |
| Powhatan | A tribe located in Virginia, controlled where English colonists formed the Jamestown Settlement |
| Indentured Servant | A person who signed a contract by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation, food, shelter, etc. |
| John Winthrop | An English Puritan, lawyer, founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Squanto | A Native American of the Patuxet Tribe who was an interperter and guide to the pilgrims during the first winter at Plymouth |
| Puritans | A religious group who sought to "purify"the Church of England from its Catholic practices |
| Pilgrim | A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons |
| Agriculture | The science or practice of farming/cultivation of the soil for growing crops and raising animals for food |
| Industry | Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories |
| Textile | A type of cloth or woven fabric |
| Charter Colony | One of the 3 British Colonies. Massachusetts, Conneticeut, and Rhode Island. Governed by a royal charter without direct interference from the crown |
| Royal Colony | A colony ruled by officials appointed by and responsible sovereign of the parent state |
| Proprietary Colony | Colonies such as Carolina, Pennsylvania, granted by the English crown to one or more proprietors who had full governing rights |
| Economic | The branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption and transfer of rights |
| Mercantilism | Belief in the benefits of profitable trading |
| Religious Freedom | The right to choose a religion with out interference by the government |
| Representative Government | A government where citizens vote to elect people to represent their interests and concerns |
| Mayflower Compact | An agreement reached by the pilgrims. Bound them to live in a civil society according to own laws |
| House of Burgess | The lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature |
| Quakers | A person who believed that everyone is equal. They refuse to use force or to fight |
| Thomas Hooker | A prominent Puritan colonial leader, he founded the Colony of Conneticeut |
| Roger Williams | A Puritan minister who founded the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| John Wheelwright | A Puritan Clergyman, he established the town of Exter, New Hampshire |
| William Penn | An English real estate enteprenuer, he was founder of the Colony of the Providence of Pennslyvania |
| James Oglethorpe | A British soilder, member of Parliment and founder of Georgia |
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