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37 Cards in this Set
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Privateers
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people that raided spanish treasure ships and cities in the americas.
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Charter
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to establish a new colony in the new americas.
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Joint stock Company
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A company’s funded and run by a group of investors who share the company’s profits and loses
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Royal colony
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colony with a governor appointed by the king.
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Legislature
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a law making assembly.
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House of Burgesses
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Virginia legislature formed in 1619.
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Indentured servant
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a person who works for a certain amount of time and gets food in return.
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Bacons Rebellion
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revolt in 1676 by Virginia colonists against the royal governor.
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Colony
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an area of land settled by immigrants who continue to be ruled by their parent country.
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Hidalgo
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a spanish noble.
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Isthmus
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a small strip of land that connects 2 bigger bodies of land together.
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Conquistador
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A spanish conqueror.
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Encomienda system
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a system were the native americans were made to farm for the spanish profit.
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Mestizo
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european and Amerindian
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Presidio
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fort built in the southwest by spanish
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Mission
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headquarters from which people from another country seek to spread their religion.
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Congregacion-
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a village in which native americans settled.
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Pueblo revolt of 1680
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Revolt by Pueblo people in New Mexico against spain.
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New England Colonies
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English colonies.
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Puritan
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people who favored the purification of englands anglican church
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Persecute
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to oppress someone because of his or her beliefs.
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Pilgrim
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one of the group of english separatists who established plymouth colony in 1620.
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Mayflower compact
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Agreement in which settlers of plymouth colony agreed to obey their governments laws.
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Great migration
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migration of english settlers in 1630’s.
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Religious tolerance
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Idea that people of different religions should live in peace together.
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Salem witch trials
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the prosecution of 20 men and women for witchcraft in the 1690’s.
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Sachem
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the prosecution of 20 men and women for witchcraft in the 1690’s.
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Pequot war
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war between english settlers and pequot indians in 1637.
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King philip’s war
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war, beginning in 1675, between english colonists and native americans.
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Middle colonies
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english colonies of new york new jersey, pennsylvania, and delaware.
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Diversity
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variety.
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Synagogue
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Jewish house of worship.
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Proprietary colony
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a colony granted by a king to an individual that has full governing rights.
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Quaker
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member of a protestant group that emphasizes equality.
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Haven
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a safe place.
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Southern colonies
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the english colonies of virginia, maryland, the carolinas, and georgia.
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Trustee
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someone entrusted to look over a business.
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