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USL3: Colonies
The English Colonies in North America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| authorized | to grant permission for something |
| cash crops | a crop, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities and sold for profit |
| charter | a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony’s geographic boundaries and specified how it would be governed |
| democratic | ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws. |
| isolated | separated or set apart from other people or things |
| Mayflower Compact | an agreement that Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas |
| mercantilism | an economic policy in which nations tried to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies |
| proprietor | owner |
| prosperous | wealthy |
| slave trade | the business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves |
| guaranteed | to make something sure or certain |
| economy | the way a society organizes the manufacture and exchange of things of value, such as money, food, products, and services |