OCS Civics Module 1 Vocabulary

The Three G's

• God, Gold, and Glory

• Guys, Gals and Giraffes

• God, Goof-Ups and Goodies

• Gym, Guns, and Glorification

Where one country controls another area of land, usually to control resources and make a profit

• Charter

• Colonization

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Representative Democracy

A written agreement setting up colonial governments

• constitution

• representative agreement

• contractual agreement

• charter

Representative body of Virginia known to be the first representative government in Colonial America

• Constitution of Virginia

• Virginia Colonial Governmental Agreement

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Virginia Charter

Government where voters elect representatives to rule on their behalf

• Contracted Democracy

• Elected Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Government run by the people through majority rule

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Independent Democracy

• Elective Democracy

Document signed by the Pilgrims to ensure a lawful society. Best known for setting up direct democracy

• Mayflower Agreement

• Pilgrim Agreement

• Pilgrim Compact

• Mayflower Compact

Agreement of self-government in Connecticut colony known as the first written Constitution

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Connecticut House of Burgesses

• Connecticut Compact

• Connecticut Constitutional Agreement

In exchange for getting their voyage to the American colonies paid for, these people agreed to work for the person who had paid for their voyage. They usually worked for 4-7 years. 

• Enslaved Persona

• Indentured Servants

• Indebted Servants

• Slaves

Included Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Located on the Norteast coast of the American colonies and were known for trading and shipbuilding

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Western Territories