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Unit 1: USHistorySMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apprentice | Person who learns a trade or craft from a master. |
| Charter | Official document that gives rights of settlement and government to an individual or group. |
| Dissenter | Challenger to the standards of church or society. |
| Economy | Financial system of a community under which people work and live. |
| House of Burgesses | Early representative government in Virginia. |
| Indentured Servant | Person who exchanges years of labor (4-7 yrs) for passage to the colonies. |
| Mercantilism | Purpose of the colony is to benefit the mother country. |
| Middle Passage | Voyage from Africa to the Colonies by enslaved people. |
| Navigation Acts | Laws passed by Parliament in 1651 to support mercantilism. |
| Parliament | Group of representative lawmakers in England. |
| Persecution | Mistreatment of a person or group due to one's religion, race or political beliefs. |
| Pilgrims | Separatists who settled in Plymouth. |
| Plantation | A large, self-sufficient farm. |
| Puritan | Group of religious believers who wanted to reform (purify) the Church of England |
| Religious Tolerance | Acceptance of religions different than your own. |
| Self-Sufficient | Able to provide everything one needs to survive. |
| Separatists | Group of religious believers who wanted to break away from the Church of England. |
| Smuggling | Act of illegally importing or exporting goods. |
| Town Meeting | Meeting in colonial New England which settlers discussed and voted on issues; direct democracy. |
| Triangular Trade | Colonial trade route between Africa, Europe and North America. |