Chapter 3: Colonial America

Pilgrim

• A group of explorers seeking new land

• Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600s for a religious purpose

• Merchants trading goods with Native Americans

• Farmers settling in the New World for economic gain

Puritan

• Protestants who wanted to reform the Angelican Church

• Catholics who opposed the Reformation

• Anglicans who supported the monarchy

• Lutherans who followed Martin Luther's teachings

Pocahontas

• daughter of Chief Powhatan that married John Rolfe

• a famous Native American warrior

• the first female governor of Virginia

• a character in a Disney movie

Middle Colonies

• New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware

• Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island & New Hampshire

• Ohio, Indiana, Illinois & Michigan

Southern Colonies

• North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia & Maryland

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

• Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

• Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan

constitution

• a list of fundamental laws to support a government

• a document outlining the duties of citizens

• a set of rules for conducting elections

• a collection of historical treaties

persecute

• to treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or other differences.

• to support someone in their beliefs or actions.

• to ignore someone's differences and treat them equally.

• to encourage and uplift someone in their struggles.

dissent

• disagreed with the beliefs or practices of the Angelicans

• agreed with the beliefs of the Angelicans

• supported the practices of the Angelicans

• remained neutral towards the Angelicans

debtor

• those who were not able to repay debts

• individuals who lend money

• people who invest in stocks

• entities that provide loans

Separatist

• those who wanted to leave & set up their own churches

• individuals who supported the monarchy

• people advocating for a single national church

• groups seeking to unify all religions