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Ch.3
Colonizing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Joint Stock Company | a company whose shareholders own stock in the company |
| Charter | A written, grant establishing an institution and detailing members rights and privileges |
| Indentured Servants | a person under contract to work , usually without pay, in exchange for free passage to the colonies |
| traitor | a person who betrays his or her own people, nation,or cause |
| dissenters | a person who strongly disagrees with official policy |
| separatists | A person in the 16th century and 17th centuries whi wished to eave the church of England |
| Mayflower Compact | A shipboard contract signed by Pilgrims in the Mayflower before they landed in North America, binding them to abide by their own laws and establish a civil society |
| Fundamental orders of Connecticut | a founding document of the Conneticut colony that listed 11 laws and stood as the framework for governing the colony |
| Banished | to send away as punishment, usually without hope of return |
| Levied | to require the payment of a tax |
| Self Governance | the control of ones own affairs: the control of community affairs and laws by those who live ther rather than by an outside ruler or monarch. |
| King Phillips War | a violent conflict netween Native Americans and English Colonists from New England, who were aided by Native American allies. |
| Doctrine | a principle or set of beliefs accepted by a group |
| Alliances | an agreement betwen nations to fight each other enemies or otherwise collaborate; a partnership |
| Confederacy | an agreement among several groups, states, or governments to protect and support one another in battle or other endeavors |
| Neutrality | the refusal to take sides or become involved |
| Proprietor | a person with ownership of a colony, including the right to manage and distribute land and to establish government |
| tributaries | a creek, stream, or river that flows into a larger river or other body of water |
| royal colonies | a colony ruled by a monarch through an appointed governor |
| Natural Resources | a material or substance found in nature that can be used to sustain a society or exploited for economic gain, such as minerals, water, living things |
| raw materials | the basic substances and elements used to make products. |
| economic activities | actions that involve the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services |
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