american history Flashcards
Charter
A document that granted the right to form a colony.
Headright
Land grant
Burgess
Representatives
Dissent
Disagreeing with Anglican beliefs or practices.
Pilgrim
Someone who undertakes a religious journey.
Constitution
A detailed, written plan of government.
Dissident
A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Patroon
People who were paid for the new settlers’ passage.
Proprietary Colony
A colony in which an owner owned all the land and controlled the government.
Pacifist
People who refuse to use force or fight in wars.
Indentured Servant
A person who is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time.
Debtor
People that had depts.
Subsistence Farming
Produced just enough to feed their families but none for trading.
Cash Crop
Sold for profit to buyers in the colonies and overseas.
Slave Code
Repressive rules governing the behavior and punishments of enslaved Afircans.
