Vocab Flashcard 2.1-2.3

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A business where investors pool wealth for a common purpose is a

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joint-stock company

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Group wanting to eliminate Roman Catholic rituals in the Church of England.

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Puritans

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2nd permanent English colony in N. America.

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Plymouth Colony

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Conflict between Pequot nation and Connecticut colonists with Narragansett allies.

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Pequot War

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English colonist who helped found Jamestown.

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John Smith

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First permanent English colony in North America, founded in Virginia, 1607.

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Jamestown

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A royal colony is

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a colony under the direct rule of the English monarch.

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Virginia Company's policy granting 50 acres to settlers and their family members

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headright system

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Economic system where nations aim to increase wealth by acquiring gold/silver and maintaining favorable trade balance:

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mercantilism

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Native American group in eastern Virginia during early English settlements

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