Vocab Chapter 3 - The Thirteen Colonies

What does Joint-Stock Company mean? (will be on quiz)

• A company that is owned and operated by the government.

• A company that is not allowed to issue shares of stock.

• A business entity where shares of the company's stock can be bought and sold by shareholders.

• A company that only sells products in bulk.

What does Charter mean? [will be on quiz, don't be confused with alliance]

• A legal document outlining the principles and rules of an organization.

• A document granting permission or authority.

• A written agreement between two parties.

• A written grant defining rights and privileges

What does Indentured Servant Mean? (will be on quiz)

• A person who signs a contract to work for a specific period of time in exchange for transportation, food, clothing, and shelter.

• A person who signs a contract to work for a long period of time in exchange for transportation.

• A person who owns land

• A person who is a slave

What does Puritans mean? (or Separatists) [will be on quiz, but leave out]

• French Protestants seeking to purify the Church of France.

• Government who Create their own congregations outside of Protestant of England.

• English Catholics seeking to purify the Church of England.

• People who Create their own congregations outside of the Church of England.

What is the Mayflower Compact? (will be on quiz with different words; kindof same meaning)

• A religious text written by the Pilgrims in 1620

• Shipboard contract signed by the pilgrims on the mayflower, before they landed in North America binding them to abide by their own laws and establish a civil society.

• Shipboard contract signed by the purtians on the mayflower, before they landed in Norht America binding them to abide by their own laws and establish a civil society.

• A treaty signed between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1620

What does Banished (or excommunicate) meaning? [will be on quiz]

• To welcome someone into a group or community.

• To temporarily suspend someone from a group or community.

• To promote someone to a higher position in a group or community.

• To officially exclude someone from a group or community

What does alliances mean? [will be on quiz]

• Agreements or partnerships formed between individuals, groups, or countries to work against each other.

• Agreements or partnerships formed between individuals, groups, or countries to compete with each other.

• Agreements or partnerships formed between individuals, groups, or countries to work together towards a common goal or to provide mutual support and protection.

• Partnership of breaking a law.