Term | Definition |
Puritans | People who want to Purify the Church |
Sepratists | People who want to Separate from the Church |
Pilgrims | Traveller for a Religious Purpose |
Mayflower Compact | Agreement of the Pilgrims on what government |
Navel Stores | Articles or Materials used in Shipping |
Toleration | Permission by law to practice religions other than the established |
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | Connecticut's Constitution |
Constitution | Organic law or rule |
Subsistence Farming | Farming that only has enough crops for the farmer |
Import | When a Country buys goods from another country |
Export | When a Country sells goods to another country |
Triangular Trade | Pays for Imports with Exports |
Metacomet | War Chief on the Wampanoag Indians |
Meeting House | A place of Worship |
Cash Crop | A crop grown for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower |
Conestoga Wagon | A large covered wagon used for long-distance travel carrying pioneers in the Western Migration |
Patroon | A person given land and granted certain manorial privileges |
Apprentice | A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed time for a small amount of wage |
Frontier | |
Proprietary Colony | People that obtain a privilege of the state 1 or 2 individualls |
Royal Colony | Governor and Royal Council appointed by King |
Pacifists | People who do not fight, peaceful anti-war |
Indigo | Tropical plant of the pea family used to make dark blue dye |
Urban | A city or Town |
Rural | The countryside |
Tidewater | Water effected by tides |
Middle Passage | Journey taken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies |
Slave Codes | Laws in every state that defines slaves' standings and masters rights defines that slaves are property |