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15 Cards in this Set
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joint stock company |
a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders |
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charter |
a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined. |
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house of burgesses |
the lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature. |
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cash crop |
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower. |
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headright system |
It was used as a way to attract new settlers to the region and address the labor shortage. |
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royal colony |
a colony, as New York, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown, and having a representative assembly elected by the people. |
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proprietary colony |
A proprietary colony was a type of British colony especially in North America and the Caribbean in the 17th century. In the British Empire, all land belonged to the king, and it was his prerogative to divide. |
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enclosure movement |
take formerly owned land and make it privately owned land with fences around it |
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indentured servant |
a person who pay off debt by working for someone else for a certain amount of time |
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pilgrims |
a person who goes to diffrent places looking for religious freedom |
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religious dissenter |
formed a religious society and believed roman catholic church to be corrupt |
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mayflower compact |
The Mayflower Compact was a document signed by 41 male Pilgrims on November 21, 1620. By signing this document, the men agreed to form a temporary government and be bound by its laws. The compact became the basis of government in the Plymouth Colony. |
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direct democracy |
the people govern themselves by voting on issues individually as citizens. |
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fundemental orders of connecticut |
This document was the first written constitution in North America. Written by Puritan clergymen, |
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quakers |
Quakers are members of the Religious Society of Friends, a faith that emerged as a new Christian denomination in England during a period of religious turmoil |
