English Colonies Vocabulary

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Indentured Servants

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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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Slave Codes

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Laws passed to control enslaved people

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Puritans

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A religious group who wanted to purify/improve the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom.

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Pilgrims

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A religious group who separated from the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom.

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Immigrants

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People who leave the country of their birth to live in another country.

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Mayflower Compact

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A legal contract in which the passengers of the Mayflower (the Pilgrims' ship) agreed to have fair laws.

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Quakers

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Protestants who were against war and believed in the equality of all people.

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Staple Crops

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Crops that are always needed