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History Unit 4 Vocab
words that have to be known for tests/ quiz unit 4 us his.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| slave codes | laws pased in the colonies to control slaves |
| triangular trade | trading networks in which goods and saves moved among England, the American colonies, and Africa |
| Toleration act of 1649 | a Maryland law that made restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime; the first law guaranteeing religious freedom to be passed in America. |
| Royal colony | a colony owned by a king or queen |
| Proprietary colony | a type of government when the countries owners controlled the government |
| Starving time | In 1609, that winter disease and famine hit the colony. This killed many people. |
| Religious Persecution | mistreatment of a person because of his/her religious beliefes or practice. |
| Factor | cause |
| Headright system | colonists paid their own way to Virginia and received 50 acres of land. Also, get on additional 50 acres for anyone else brought over including family or servants |
| refuge | a safe place |
| authority | a power or right to rule |
| representative government | a government in which citizens str rlrcted to do the work of the govenrment for the larger group |
| joint-stock company | a business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses |
| indentured servant | a colonist who received free passage to north america in exchange for working without pay for a certain amount of years. |
| Bacon's rebellion | (1676) an attack led by Nathaniel Bacon against American Indians and the colonial government in Virginia |
| African Diaspora | the population of displaced Africans and their descedants around the world. |
| Middle Passage | a voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic ocean to North America and the west Indies. |
| slave codes | laws pased in the colonies to control slaves |
| triangular trade | trading networks in which goods and saves moved among England, the American colonies, and Africa |
| Toleration act of 1649 | a Maryland law that made restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime; the first law guaranteeing religious freedom to be passed in America. |
| Royal colony | a colony owned by a king or queen |
| Proprietary colony | a type of government when the countries owners controlled the government |
| Starving time | In 1609, that winter disease and famine hit the colony. This killed many people. |
| Religious Persecution | mistreatment of a person because of his/her religious beliefes or practice. |
| Factor | cause |
| Headright system | colonists paid their own way to Virginia and received 50 acres of land. Also, get on additional 50 acres for anyone else brought over including family or servants |
| refuge | a safe place |
| authority | a power or right to rule |
| representative government | a government in which citizens str rlrcted to do the work of the govenrment for the larger group |
| joint-stock company | a business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses |
| indentured servant | a colonist who received free passage to north america in exchange for working without pay for a certain amount of years. |
| Bacon's rebellion | (1676) an attack led by Nathaniel Bacon against American Indians and the colonial government in Virginia |
| African Diaspora | the population of displaced Africans and their descedants around the world. |
| Middle Passage | a voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic ocean to North America and the west Indies. |