Unit 2 Vocabulary
SBMS- U.S. History
Puritan
• Protestants who, during the 1600’s want to
REFORM the Anglican Church. (pg. 77)
Separatists
• Protestants who, in the 1600’s, wanted to
LEAVE the Anglican Church to found their own
churches. (pg. 77)
Pilgrim
• Separatists who journeyed to the colonies
during the 1600’s for a religious purpose.
(pg.77)
Dissent
• Disagreement with or opposition to an
opinion. (pg. 76)
Mercantilism
• Theory that a state’s or nation’s power
depended on its wealth. (pg. 59, 109)
• Example: (Wealth=Power)
Export
• To sell good abroad (out of the country)
(pg. 109)
Import
• To buy good from a foreign market. (pg. 109)
Tidewater
• A region of flat, low lying plains along the
seacoast. (pg. 105)
Backcountry
• A region of hills and forests west of the
Tidewater (pg. 105)
Democratic
• Relating to, appealing to, or available to the
broad masses of people
• “of the people, by the people, for the people”
Representative
• A person chosen or appointed to act or speak
for another or others, in particular.
Quaker
• Believed that every individual had an “inner
light” that could guide him or her to salvation.
• They were also tolerant of the views of others
(pg. 85)
Pacifist
• Person opposed to the use of war or violence
to settle disputes. (pg. 85)
Persecute
• To treat someone harshly because of that
person’s beliefs or practices. (pg. 76)
Commerce
• The activity of buy or selling especially on a
large scale.
• Social dealing between people
Triangular Trade
• A trade route that exChanged goods between
the West Indies, the American colonies, and
West Africa. (pg. 102)
Tolerate
• The acceptance of different beliefs. (pg. 79)
Charter
• A document that gives the holder the right to
organize settlements in an area. (pg. 71)
Debtor
• Person or country that owes money (pg. 90)
Cash Crops
• Farm crop raised to be sold for money (pg.
103)