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Chapter 3 & 4
Life in the colonies
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| mercantilism | one nation trying to become wealthy by controlling another nationś economy. |
| cash crops | tobacco, sugar, and cotton sold for profit |
| charter | A document issued by a king outlining the geographic boundaries and government of a colony. |
| democratic | ruled by the people (not a monarch) |
| Mayflower Compact | Pilgrims wrote this document about how they would govern themselves in the colonies. |
| rights | powers of the people that should not be taken away |
| Magna Carta | King John wrote this document listing the rights of all the free people in his kingdom. |
| Parliament | Representatives from the kingdom in England that make the laws. |
| English Bill of Rights | English Parliament passed this limiting the Kingś power and listing the citizenś rights. |
| Great Awakening | revival of religious feeling in the American colonies |