This is the vocabulary to study for the colonization unit.
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| 476650383 | Royal Colony | a colony ruled by the king's appointed official | |
| 476650384 | Headright | a land grant given to one who could pay his or her way to the colonies | |
| 476650385 | House of Burgesses | the Virginia assembly which was the first representative assembly in the colonies | |
| 476650386 | Mercantilism | the economic system that European nations used to enrich their treasuries | |
| 476650387 | Joint-Stock Company | a company funded by a group of investors | |
| 476650388 | Indentured Servant | one who worked for a set time without pay in exchange for passage to America | |
| 476650389 | Charter | a written contract giving the right to establish a colony | |
| 476650390 | Jamestown | the first permanent English settlement in North America | |
| 476650391 | Puritan | English dissenters who wanted to reform the Church of England | |
| 476650392 | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | the first written constitution in America | |
| 476650393 | Tolerance | acceptance of different opinions | |
| 476650394 | Pilgrims | Separatist group that traveled to America for religious freedom | |
| 476650395 | Great Migration | the movement of English settlers to New England in the 1630's | |
| 476650396 | Mayflower Compact | document that helped establish the practice of self-government | |
| 476650397 | Dissenter | a person who disagrees with an official church | |
| 476650398 | Quakers | a group of Protestant dissenters who settled in Pennsylvania | |
| 476650399 | Tidewater | flat land along the coast | |
| 476650400 | Proprietary Colony | colony governed by a single owner, or proprietor | |
| 476650401 | Act of Toleration | Maryland law that forbade religious persecution | |
| 476650402 | Patroon | person rewarded with a large land grant for bringing 50 settlers to New Netherland | |
| 476650403 | Navigation Acts | laws passed by the English government to ensure England made money from its colonies trade | |
| 476650404 | Triangular Trade | complex system of transatlantic exchange of slaves, rum, sugar and molasses | |
| 476650405 | Common | shared land where public activities took place | |
| 476650406 | Backcountry | the far western edges of the other colonies | |
| 476650407 | Smuggling | importing and exporting goods illegally | |
| 476650408 | Subsistence farming | producing just enough food for one's needs | |
| 476650409 | Cash crops | crops raised to be sold for money | |
| 476650410 | Overseers | people who watch over and direct the work of slaves | |
| 476650411 | Artisan | skilled craftspeople, such as blacksmiths or cabinet makers | |
| 476650412 | Denomination | distinct religious group | |
| 476650413 | Piedmont | the broad plateau that lies at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. | |
| 476650414 | Fall Line | the point at which waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther up river | |
| 490769189 | France | friendly relations with Native Americans, served as business partners in fur trade | |
| 490769190 | Spain | tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity, enslaved Native Americans | |
| 490769191 | England | experienced many conflicts and compromises with Native Americans as they lived together |
