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History Ch 5 Keyterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | official document giving a person or group permission of the other branches |
| stock | share in a company |
| cash crop | crop grown to be sold for profit |
| indentured servant | person who agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost to voyage in north america |
| house of burgesses | law making assembly in colonial virginia |
| northwest passage | water route that explorers hoped could flow through north america, connecting the Atlantic and pacific oceans |
| pilgrim | person who travels to a new place for religious reasons |
| separatist | group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. Some traveled to North America in search of religious freedom |
| persecution | unjust treatment because of one's beliefs |
| mayflower compact | plan of government written by the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower |
| puritan | group of people who wanted to "purify" the Church of England. they established the Massachusettes Bay Colony in 1630 |
| dissenter | person who's views differ from those of his or her leaders |
| proprietor | Owner |
| debtor | person who owes money |