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14 Cards in this Set
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charter
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document that permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by that ruler
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Pilgrim
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person who journeys for religious reasons
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dissenter
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a person whose views differ from others'
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stock
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shares in a company often sold to raise money for the company
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Mayflower Compact
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Pilgrims' written plan of government for their colony
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cash crop
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crop grown for profit
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Northwest Passage
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waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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debtor
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person who owes money
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persecution
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unjust treatment to a person because of his or her beliefs
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indentured servant
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a person who agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of the ocean voyage to North America
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Puritan
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group from England who wanted to purify, or reform, the Church of England
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Separatist
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person who wanted to separate from the Church of England
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proprietor
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owner
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House of Burgesses
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the first law-making assembly in an English colony
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