North and Middle Colony Vocab

landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled like a king over large area of land

• Patroons

• Proprietary colony

• Pacifists

• Cash Crops

colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted

• Patroons

• Proprietary colony

• Pacifists

• Cash Crops

person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes

• Patroons

• Proprietary colony

• Pacifists

• Cash Crops

crops that could be solid easily in markets in colonies and overseas

• Patroons

• Proprietary colony

• Pacifists

• Cash Crops

document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area

• charters

• Joint-Stock Company

• Burgesses

• Dissent

company where investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits

• charters

• Joint-Stock Company

• Burgesses

• Dissent

elected representative to an assembly

• charters

• Joint-Stock Company

• Burgesses

• Dissent

disagreement with or opposition to an option

• charters

• Joint-Stock Company

• Burgesses

• Dissent

to treat someone badly because of their personal beliefs or practices

• persecute

• Puritans

• Separatists

• Pilgrims

Protestants who, during the 1600s wanted to leave the Anglican Church in order to find their own

• persecute

• Puritans

• Separatists

• Pilgrims