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chapter 4 vocab list
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Charter | legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| puritan | group of english protestants that settled in Massachusettes |
| pilgrims | group of english settlers who sought religios freedom in america |
| proprietary colony | it is an english colong in which the king gave land to proprietors (merchants) in exchange for yearly payments |
| cash crop | surplus of crops sold for money on the world market |
| slave code | laws that controlled behavior of slaves and denied them basic rights |
| indentured servant | person who singed a contract to work for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to the colonies |
| constitution | document that sets out the laws and principles of a government |
| import | trade goods brought to the country |
| export | trade goods sent out to markets outside a country |
| triangular trade | colonial trade route between New England, the west indies and africa |
| joint stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits. |
| persecute | to treat someone harshly because of that persons beliefs or practices |
| Mayflower | a formal document written in 1620 wanted to leave the anglican church in order to found their own churches |
| tenant farmer | farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops |
| Charter | legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| puritan | group of english protestants that settled in Massachusettes |
| pilgrims | group of english settlers who sought religios freedom in america |
| proprietary colony | it is an english colong in which the king gave land to proprietors (merchants) in exchange for yearly payments |
| cash crop | surplus of crops sold for money on the world market |
| slave code | laws that controlled behavior of slaves and denied them basic rights |
| indentured servant | person who singed a contract to work for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to the colonies |
| constitution | document that sets out the laws and principles of a government |
| import | trade goods brought to the country |
| export | trade goods sent out to markets outside a country |
| triangular trade | colonial trade route between New England, the west indies and africa |
| joint stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits. |
| persecute | to treat someone harshly because of that persons beliefs or practices |
| Mayflower | a formal document written in 1620 wanted to leave the anglican church in order to found their own churches |
| tenant farmer | farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops |