Unit 1: Colonization Vocabulary

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Headright

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a land grant given to one who could pay his or her way to the colonies

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House of Burgesses

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the Virginia assembly which was the first representative assembly in the colonies

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Mercantilism

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the economic system that European nations used to enrich their treasuries by ensuring they profited from their colonies

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Joint-Stock Company

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a company funded by a group of investors

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Indentured Servant

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one who worked for a set time without pay in exchange for passage to America

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Puritans

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English dissenters who wanted to reform or purify the Church of England

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Pilgrims

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Separatist group that traveled to America for religious freedom

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Dissenter

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a person who disagrees with an official church

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Quakers

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a group of Protestant dissenters who settled in Pennsylvania

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Subsistence farming

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producing just enough food for one's needs