Colonial America Vocabulary

Define "colonize"

• a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

• one who is bound to a skilled worker for a specified time to learn a trade

• to establish an area or a country that is ruled by or belongs to another country

• a person who lives in a new colony or country

Define "settler"

• a person who lives in a new colony or country

• someone who adheres to strict religious principles

• one who is bound to a skilled worker for a specified time to learn a trade

• a worker with a special skill such as a blacksmith, cooper, or cobbler

Define "colony"

• made up of the people and laws that run a place such as a colony, city, state, or country

• a group of organisms of the same type living together

• Time span reflected in the new settlements along North America’s Atlantic Coast between 1492 and 1776

• a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

Define "puritan"

• a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them

• is a person who TRAVELS somewhere for religious reason

• someone who ADHERES to strict religious principles

• a worker with a special skill such as a blacksmith, cooper, or cobbler

frontier

• the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

• made up of the people and laws that run a place such as a colony, city, state, or country

• a group of organisms of the same type living together

• a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

Define "apprentice"

• a person who agrees to work without payment for a certain amount of time (usually five years) in exchange for passage to the colonies

• one who is bound to a skilled worker for a specified time to learn a trade

• someone who adheres to strict religious principles

• a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them

Define "artisan"

• a worker with a special skill such as a blacksmith, cooper, or cobbler

• one who is bound to a skilled worker for a specified time to learn a trade

• is a person who travels somewhere for religious reason

• a settler in or inhabitant of a colony

Define "indentured servant"

• a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them

• is a person who travels somewhere for religious reason

• a person who lives in a new colony or country

• a person who agrees to work without payment for a certain amount of time (usually five years) in exchange for passage to the colonies

Define "slave"

• is a person who travels somewhere for religious reason

• a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them

• a settler in or inhabitant of a colony

• one who is bound to a skilled worker for a specified time to learn a trade

Define "pilgrim"

• someone who ADHERES to strict religious principles

• is a person who TRAVELS somewhere for religious reason

• a settler in or inhabitant of a colony

• a worker with a special skill such as a blacksmith, cooper, or cobbler