Colonial America Vocabulary

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A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

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colony

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A government ruled by a king or queen

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monarchy

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the colony was established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle

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Charter Colony

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A company is made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.

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joint stock company

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treated badly and unfairly, usually because of religion, politics, or race

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persecuted

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A religious group that wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.

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Puritans

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English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620

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Pilgrims

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1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

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The Mayflower Compact

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colony run by individuals or groups to whom the land was granted

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Proprietary Colony

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Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

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Indentured Servants