Colonial Era Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
1607 | Date first successful English settlement in North America was founded; Jamestown |
Colonization | Establishing new settlements in new lands – many times to extend power and claim territories |
Economic Opportunity | To improve your way of life with opportunities to earn more; many came to New World to escape poverty |
exploration | To search or travel for the purpose of discovering new lands |
Fundamental Order of Connecticut | Established self government; basis of Connecticut government 1st written constitution |
God, gold & glory | Motivation for exploration in the new world |
Jamestown | First successful English settlement in North America; founded in 1607 |
Mayflower Compact | Governing document of Plymouth Colony; determined a system of self-government |
Pilgrims | Early settlers of Plymouth Colony; came to new world seeking religious freedom |
Religious freedom | Motive for many settlers to come to new world; ability to worship as you choose |
Representative government | The powers of government are delegated to elected representatives |
Social mobility | The ability to move from one social class to another |
Free enterprise | Individuals free to produce, sell,& buy whatever they can afford; prices set by supply & demand |
Mercantilism | Economic system- controlled trade benefits the “Mother Country”; colonists expected to sell their raw products to Britain at low prices |
Thirteen Colonies | The original settlements colonized on the East Coast; rebelled against British authority |
Virginia House of Burgesses | First elected representative assembly in the colonies |
Plantation | Slaves are used as the major labor source. Southern plantations often grew tobacco and cotton. |
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