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U.S. History Q1
U.S. History Quarter 1 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Document issued by King James I of England that licensed the Plymouth Company and the London Company to organize settlements in Virginia. | Charter of 1606 |
| a dramatically widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture (including slaves), communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. | Columbian Exchange |
| any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power. | Colony |
| Colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working for those who paid his or her passage for a certain number of years. | Indentured Servant |
| Attack led by Nathaniel Bacon against American Indians and the colonial government in Virginia. | Bacon's Rebellion |
| Document written by Pilgrim settlers that established a self-governing colony based on majority rule of male church members. | Mayflower Compact |
| Non-existent sea passage through North America that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans; early explorers searched for but never found it. | Northwest Passage |
| Belief that success comes through individual effort and private enterprise. | Rugged Individualism |