Colonies Vocabulary

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The wealth and resources of a country or region, in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

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Economic

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Relating to the government or a group in politics

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Political

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Relating to people, cultures, and lifestyles

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Social

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A document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony

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Charter

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A laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

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Indentured Servant

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A list of fundamental laws to support a government

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Constitution

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The first permanent and successful settlement in the New World

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Jamestown

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The document signed by the Pilgrims that set up an organized, orderly government. The first attempt at self-government in the colonies

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Mayflower Compact

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A crop that can be sold easily in markets

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Cash crops

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Trade route between three destinations

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Triangular trade