Colonies Take Root Word Scramble
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| Word, Term, Person | Definition |
| impose | to place a burden upon |
| sustain | to support; to keep going |
| specify | to point out in detail |
| restrict | to place limitations on something |
| fundamental | most important part |
| accumulate | to increase in amount over time |
| proprietor | owner of a business or a colony |
| contrast | difference shown between things when compared |
| function | purpose; proper use |
| convert | to change from one religion to another |
| charter | a document issued by a government that grants specific rights to a person or company |
| John Smith | leader of the Jamestown colony |
| representative government | voters elected by people to make laws for them |
| pilgrim | person who makes a religious journey |
| Squanto | Native American who helped Pilgrims |
| John Winthrop | leader of the Puitans |
| toleration | recognition that other people have the right to different opinions |
| Roger Williams | Puritan minister who founded Rhode Island |
| Anne Hutchinson | Puritan woman who questioned some Puritan teachings |
| Thomas Hooker | Puritan minister who founded Connecticut |
| John Wheelwright | Forced to leave Massachusetts |
| town meeting | an assembly of townspeople that decides local issues |
| Metacom | chief of the Wampanoag Indians |
| proprietory colony | a colony created by a grant of land from a monarch to a person or family |
| royal colony | colony controlled directly by the English king |
| William Penn | Quaker proprietor of colony of Pennsylvania |
| backcountry | frontier region extending through several colonies |
| Nathaniel Bacon | Virginian who led a frontier rebellion |
| Lord Baltimore | Catholic proprietor and founder of Maryland |
| James Oglethorpe | Founder of Georgia |
| debtors | people who owe money |
| plantation | large farm |
| borderlands | land along the frontier |
| Junipero Serra | Spanish missionary who established missions |
| presidios | military posts |
| pueblos | civilian towns |
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