ch 2 sec 2 Flashcards
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coureur de bois
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a French colonist who lived in the lands as fur trapper.
2
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charter
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a legal document giving rights to a certain person or company.
3
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Burgess
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a representative to the colonial Virginia government.
4
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bacon’s rebellion
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a 1676 revolt of Virginia colonists against the colonies government.
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allience
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an agreement between nations to aid and protect eachother.
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Northwest passage
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a waterway through or around North America.
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Representative government
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a political system in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.
