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Module 10 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Push Factor | Causes a person to leave a region or area |
Pull Factor | Causes a person to go to a new area for a new life. |
Indentured Servant | Someone who labors to pay a debt; usually to pay for transportation to the New World (America) |
Puritan, Quaker and Catholic | Christian religions that left England to settle in America to escape religious persecution |
Overcrowding in Cities | Term used to describe a city that has too many people; Overpopulation that results in problems like disease, sanitation issues and crime |
North Atlantic | The Northern part of the Atlantic Ocean that includes Greenland, Iceland and the British Isles |
Joint Stock Company | A company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders. First companies to sponsor settlers to America |