Colonists - settlers of a colony, Indentured servants - a person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country, Native American - a member of any of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, House of Burgesses - was an assembly of elected representatives from Virginia that met from 1643 to 1776, Mercantilism - belief in the benefits of profitable trading, Natural resource - materials grown in nature, that can be used for economic gain, Cash crops - a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower, Agricultural - of or relating to farming, Colonization - the act of setting up a colony away from one’s place of origin, New England Colonies - settlements in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, Middle Colonies - New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Southern Colonies - Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, Enlightenment - as a cultural movement of intellectuals beginning in late 17th-century Western Europe emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition, Monarchy - government led by a king or queen, Self-governance - a system in which the citizens of a country (or smaller political unit, such as a state) rule themselves and control their own affairs, Magna Carta - document imposed by barrons of the King to limit his power, John Locke - British Enlightenment Philosopher, Salutary neglect - unofficial policy of the British Parliament to not monitor or tax the British American Colonies heavily, Liberty - state of being free within one’s society, Democracy - government led by the people for the people, Parliament - highest legislature in England, Governor - head of a body of government - usually a localized office or level of control,

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