History Unit 2.3-2.5 Vocabulary terms Flashcards
an English settler who sought religious freedom in the Americas in the 1600s.
Pilgrim
a group of English protestants who settled the Massachusetts Bay colony
Puritans
a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth Colony
Mayflower Compact
The mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs
Persecution
the willingness to let others practice their own beliefs
Religious tolerance
a holy day of observation and rest
Sabbath
an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
Precedent
a meeting in colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted on local government matters
Town meeting
an English Colony in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment
Proprietary
Protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people
Quakers
a colony under direct control of the English crown
Royal Colony
German- speaking protestants who settled in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Dutch
a crop sold for money at market
Cash crop
a plant used to make valuable blue dye
the belief that one race is superior to another
Racism
a person who cannot pay money he or she owes
Debtor
laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and defined then basic rights
Slave Codes
an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another
Alliance
a boundary, or the edge of an area of settlement
Frontier
