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Pt 1. Colonial Am.

QuestionAnswer
Indentured Servants European/white workers who agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for travel, food, or housing.
Slaves People who were forced to work without freedom or pay and were treated as property.
Labor Work that people do, especially hard physical work.
Contract A written or spoken agreement between people.
Plantations Large farms where crops were grown using many workers or slaves.
Freedom The ability to make your own choices and live without being controlled by another person.
Plymouth The ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to America in 1620.
Pilgrims A group of English settlers who came to America seeking religious freedom.
Mayflower Compact An agreement made by the Pilgrims to create rules and govern themselves.
Separatists People who wanted to separate from the Church of England and practice religion in their own way.
Democracy A government in which people have a say in how they are governed.
Self-Government When people make rules and decisions for their own community.
Charter An official document giving people permission or rights to start and govern a colony.
Legislature A group of people who make laws.
Representative A person chosen to speak and make decisions for a group of people.
Governor The leader of a colony or state government.
Vote To make a choice in an election or decision.
Rights Freedoms and protections that people are allowed to have.
House of Burgesses Virginia's elected lawmaking group, where representatives helped make laws for the colony.
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