| Term | Definition |
|---|
| religion | belief about God or gods |
| Puritan | a member of the Church of England who settled in North America to follow Christian beliefs in a more pure way |
| Quaker | came to America for religious freedom and settled mainly in Pennsylvania |
| Cherokee | group of Indians that lived in TN, in the southern Appalachian Mountains. They had about 100 farming villages. |
| Creek | group of Indians that lived in Tennessee whose major mode of travel was by canoe |
| Chickasaw | group of Indians that lived in Tennessee along the banks of the Tennessee River |
| Mayflower Compact | an agreement by those on the Mayflower to make and obey laws for their colony. (1st example of self-rule) |
| mission | a small religious community |
| Pilgrim | a person who makes a long journey for religious reasons |
| cash crop | a crop that people grow and sell to make money ( tobacco was a cash crop for Jamestown settlers) |
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