Unit 2 Test review - Colonial America Flashcards

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A Colony

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An area of land populated by people who leave their native country to form a new settlement, connected with the original country.

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Joint-stock company

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A business backed by a government charter, selling shares to individuals to raise money for trading enterprises.

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Virginia Joint Stock Company

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Investors hoped to earn a profit by joining it.

It was granted a charter by King James I in 1606 to establish settlements in the New World, including Jamestown.

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A Charter

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Permission from a King or Queen to leave your mother country and claim new land.

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Subsistence Farming

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Farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced.

Common in Northern colonies because of their rocky soil and long winters (difficult to farm)

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Jamestown

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The first permanent settlement in North America, established in 1607 by the Virginia company.

Economic settlement.

Tobacco saved Jamestown because it was sold to England for great profit

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Mayflower Compact

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1620 - The first agreement in America that established a tradition of self-government

Signed by the Pilgrims in Plymouth before getting off the boat.

It is NOT a constitution - just majority rul

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Plymouth Colony

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Settled by separatists (Pilgrims) from the Church of England to avoid religious persecution.

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Headright system

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Included parcels of land (50 acres) to attract more colonists, who would bring indentured servants.

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Indentured servant

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A worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work for a specified period in return for passage to America.