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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Royal Colony | a colony under control of an English king |
| Propretary Colony | a colony given to an individual by the king |
| Frontier | a thinly settled area on the outer limits of a colony |
| Apprentice | one who is bounded to a master without pay to learn craft or trade |
| Naval Stories | products of a pine forest used in wooden ship building and mantience |
| Patroon | received rent, taxes, and labor form farmers. |
| common wealth | a self-governing political unit |
| puritans | a member of the angelic church |
| fundamental orders of Connecticut | the first America constitution or plan of america |
| Pilgrams | English settlers seeking religious freedom in the Americas. |
| toleration | the acceptance of different beliefs |
| May Flower compact | an agreement made by pilgrim leaders that ensure self-government |
| pacifits | a person who opposes war and the use of physical violence to settle disputes |
| mercantism | the theory that the states power depends on its wealth |
| toleration act | a grantee that all Christians can worship as they please |
| quakers | protest reformer who believed in religious tolerance. |
| urban | relating to that within the city |
| tide water | the area around slow flowing rivers that are affected by the ocean tides. |
| joint stock company | form of business orginization |
| back country | a remote, undeveloped rural, mountain, or wilderness area that lies far from cities, major roads, and commercial infrastructure |
| middle passage | the forced trip between Africa and america made by enslaved Africans. |
| indentured servants | person who agreed to work for a colonial employer for a specific time exchange for a passage to America. |
| slave codes | laws the denied enslaved Africans most of their rights |
| charter | official document guaranteeing the right to settle and trade. |