Colonization Vocabulary

Related to farmers or their way of life

money for investment

crops that are grown for profit instead of for only personal use

a written contract issued by a government giving the holder the right to establish a colony

• Mayflower Compact

• capital

• charter

• Declaration of Independence

a form of culture characterized by cities, trade, specialized workers, government, and systems of record keeping.

the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and Eastern hemispheres

a settlement begun by a group of people in a distant region that is governed by their home country

a group of nations ruled by one ruler

travel for the purpose of discovery

body of water on the coast where ships can seek shelter from stormy weather, can be natural or man-made