 | Term | Definition |
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mercantilism |
an economic policy based on a state monopoly |
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purtian |
someone in the english conlony that england should purify itself |
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investor |
a person who puts money into a product inorder to earn profits |
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Separatists |
an individual in England who called for a total break with the Angelican Church |
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share of stock |
a piece of ownership in a company |
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Charter |
a written contract issued by a government or other authority giving the holder the right to establish a colony |
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Indentured Servant |
an individual who worked without wages for a specific number of years in exchange for transportation to the American colonies |
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House of Burgesses |
the Virginia legistature founded in 1619 that served as an early step in the establishment of representative government in America |
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Jamestown |
John Smith founded Jamestown |
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Starving Time |
when everyone was hunger and starved |
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Pocahontas |
married the colnist John Rolfe in 1614. This led to peace between the colonista and Indians. |
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Persectution |
bad treatment of a person, or group based on a religion, race or belief |
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Religious Tolerance |
the willingness to accept faiths different from ones own |
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Mayflower Compact |
an agreement signed by the male passengers aboard the Mayflower in which they vowed to respect laws agreed upon for the general good of the colony |
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