Colonies Vocab. and Push and Pull Factors Review

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Mayflower Compact's purpose and inspiration?

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Gave colonists self-governance rights, created laws for the people, inspired The Declaration of Independence.

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Bacon's Rebellion: A slave and servant revolt led by Nathaniel Bacon attacking Native Americans and challenging the Virginia government.

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A slave and servant revolt led by Nathaniel Bacon in which Native Americans were attacked and the Virginia government was challenged.

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Proprietors were granted land control by the government but lost it due to the English Monarch's desire to restore power.

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Proprietors lost control because the English Monarch wanted their power restored.

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Define charter.

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A formal agreement describing the rights and responsibilities of a society or group.

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The Enlightenment was a time in the 17-18th centuries focused on improvement through logic and reasoning.

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A period emphasizing logic and reasoning in the 17-18th centuries.

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Difference between push and pull factors:

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Push factors are unfavorable elements that drive someone to leave a place; pull factors are aspects of a location that attract them.