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Jamestown Pilgrims and Puritans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | a document that gave a group or a person permission to sail and/or settle a colony for a nation. |
| Joint Stock Company | A company in which investors bought shares, or part ownership. Investors bought shares hoping the company would make money and that they would share in the profits. |
| Pocahontas | She was chief Powhatans' daughter. Married settler John Rolfe which made peace with the settlers for a period of time. |
| head right | land grant, of 50 acres to settlers who paid their own way to the colony. The headright system helped the colony succeed. The chance to own land lured many settlers to Virginia and gave them a reason to work hard. |
| burgesses | Representatives. The burgesses helped make laws for the colony. The House of Burgesses was the first legislature in North America elected by the people. |
| dissented | To disagree. Specifically those disagreeing with Anglican beliefs or practices. Some English people remained Catholic. Others were Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church. Still others wanted to break away from it altogether. |
| persecuted | Mistreated because of their beliefs in England. Some fled to the Netherlands. There they found freedom to practice their religion, but they had difficulty finding work and their children were losing their religious values and their English way of life |
| compact | An agreement. Plymouth was outside the territory of the Virginia Company and its laws. While they were still onboard ship, the Pilgrims signed a document they called the Mayflower Compact. This document set up an organized, orderly government. |
| tolerance | Accepting others and or putting up with. The Puritans came to America to put their religious beliefs into practice but they themselves had little tolerance for different beliefs. They criticized or persecuted people who did not agree with their views. |
| policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action. example laws and rules. Rhode Island became a safe place for dissenters. It was the first place in America where people of all faiths could worship freely. |
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