13 Colonies Vocab

Colony

• People who live together in one community

• People and land separated by distance or culture from the government that controls them.

• A large town on the east coast

• A gathering of animals in one area

Charter

• A type of boat

• A paper that describes a colony

• A code of laws

• A document that granted the right to form a colony.

Raw Materials

• Finished goods
• Manufactured products
• Unprocessed goods
• Processed goods

Headright

• A document granting land ownership

• A type of hat worn by colonial settlers
• A system used in the Virginia Colony to encourage farming

• A law governing the rights of Native Americans

Burgesses

• A type of meal had in the colonies

• Appointed government officials

• A city in the Virginia colony

• Land owning elected representatives

Separatist

• A person who believes all should follow one religion

• A person who supports the idea of a single global government

• A person who withdraws, or leaves, from an established order or church.

• A person who does not believe in any form of government

Self - Governance

• when the King granted a charter to a person or group to set up its own independent governing system. 

  (set up to make money for the colonists)

• when a governor runs the colony to only benefit himself

• when a colony is no longer a part of Britain

• when the King granted a charter to a person or group to set up its own independent governing system. 

  (set up to make money for the King)

Pilgrim

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• A name for those who "live off the land"

• A person who travels to a place for a religious or spiritual reason.

• A person who moves to find new work or land

Bullion

• A supply of fabric

• A supply of gold or silver

• A type of food
• A type of animal

Cash Crop:

• A crop grown for direct raw sale

• A crop grown for personal use
• A crop grown for animal feed
• A crop grown to feed the colonies