Colonial America- Unit 2
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act
4.
colonist
a tax
2.
boycott
a person who settles in a new colony or moves
into new country
5.
colony
1. : to refuse to buy, use, or participate in
(something) as a way of protesting
2. to stop using the goods or services of (a
company, country, etc.) until changes are made
3.
a group of people who leave their native country
to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or
connected with, the parent nation.
civilization
6.
Columbian
Exchange
refers to the widespread transfer of animals,
plants, culture, human populations,
communicable diseases, technology and ideas
between the American and Afro-Eurasian
hemispheres in the 15th and 16th centuries,
related to European colonization and trade
(including African/American slave trade) after
Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage.
a society with reliable food surplus, specialized
occupations, social class distinctions, cities,
complex governments, trade, and an organized
writing system
7.
culture
A way of life shared by people with similar arts,
beliefs, and customs.
8.
declaration
12.
expedition
A long journey by a group to explore or do
battle
13.
exports
something that is stated or made known in an official
or public way
9.
democracy
goods sold to other countries
14.
imports
a form of government in which people choose
leaders by voting
10.
Economy
Goods and services purchased from other
countries.
15.
indentured
servant
A system for producing and distributing goods, and
services to fulfill people's wants
11.
empire
Domination or control of many countries that may be
culturally different by one, strong nation; occurs
during colonization and imperialism
Colonists who received free passage to North
America in exchange for working without pay
for a certain number of years
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Iroquois
Confederacy
19.
The most powerful native American group in
the Ohio Valley since the 1640', that was able to
remain aloof from both the British and the
French. This group consisted of five Indian
nations: the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga,
Onondaga, and Oneida. These nations formed
a defensive alliance in the fifteenth century.
The Iroquois were able to maintain their
autonomy by avoiding a close relationship with
the English or the French. They traded
successfully with both groups and played
them against each other, as a direct result of
this they maintained power in the Great Lakes
region.
17.
Organization of influential Puritans in
England that sponsored and organized a
large expedition to North America in 1629 for
the express purpose of establishing an
independent Puritan community, free of
what they saw as the corrupting influences
of the Church of England.
20.
Mayflower
Compact
Jamestown
First permanent English settlement; located in
Virginia. Founded by London Company
18.
Massachusetts
Company
Lost Colony
a settlement of British colonists whom Walter
Raleigh sent to Roanoke Island (now part of
North Carolina) in 1587 and of whom no trace
was found after 1591.
This document was drafted in 1620 prior to
settlement by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Bay in
Massachusetts. It declared that the 41 males
who signed it agreed to accept majority rule
and participate in a government in the best
interest of all members of the colony. This
agreement set the precedent for later
documents outlining commonwealth rule.
21.
Middle
Colonies
24.
Group of American colonies made up of
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and New
Jersey. These were characterized by fertile river
valleys, being the "bread basket" of the colonies,
religious diversity, and harbors such as
Philadelphia and New York City. The main goods
here were wheat, lumber, and fur.
22.
New
England
Colonies
Massachusets, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Connecticut and Rhode Island. They had a short
growing season long and cold winters, rocky soil
and Forests and economy was based on trading
shipping and ship building. Mainly had Puritans.
25.
plantation
monarchy
a large estate or farm that used enslaved people or
hired workers to grow and harvest crops
26.
Plymouth
a country that is ruled by a monarch (such as a
king or queen)
23.
Native
American
Northern Colony founded by Separatist Pilgrims to
escape persecution. This colony gained funding
and land from the Virginia Company and was
located in land owned by the king. It had a selfrepresentative majority rules government under
the Mayflower Compact, and was lead by William
Bradford during the first harsh winter. Known for
the 1st Thanksgiving, too.
The indigenous people who were in America
before Europeans "took over" the land.
27.
proclamation
31.
revolution
an official statement or announcement made
by a person in power or by a government
28.
the usually violent attempt by many people to
end the rule of one government and start a new
one
profitability
32.
settlement
the amount of money that can be made from
the sale of a product
29.
proprietary
colony
33.
a colony owned and ruled by one person
who was chosen by a king or queen
30.
a place where people live when they first arrive
in an area that is new to them
representative
government
Power is held by the people and exercised
through the efforts of representatives
elected by the people.
slave
A system of enforced servitude in which some
people are owned by other people. This began
in the Americas when the native population was
dying off quickly and the Europeans needed
laborers to work the plantations.
34.
Southern
Colonies
37.
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Georgia; very rural with large farms
"plantations" with use of slave labor; tobacco,
cotton, indigo, and rice were grown with tobacco
being the largest cash crop
35.
Triangle
Trade
the trading system between the Americas, England
and Africa; Africa would give slaves and rum to the
Americas, including the West Indies; America would
offer timber, tobacco, fish, and flour; England
would mainly process and ship back
36.
tyranny
cruel and unfair treatment by people with power
over others
Virginia
Company
The first joint-stock company in the colonies;
founded Jamestown; promised gold, conversion of
Native Americans to Christianity, and passage to
the Indies