New England Colonies and Vocab Practice

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Representative Government

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A system where voters elect representatives to make laws.

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Colonist

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Someone that settles in a new country

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Uprising

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an act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government

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Drought

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A prolonged period of dryness (no rain).

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Agriculture

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Farming to produce crops and raise animals

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Burgess

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a representative to the colonial Virginia government

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Charter

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A legal document granting rights to a person or company.

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Pioneer

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one of the FIRST to settle in a territory

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Signify

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to be a sign that something is about to happen.

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Pilgrim

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English settler seeking religious freedom in the Americas (1600s)