The New World - early colonies Flashcards
a settlement ruled by a distant country
colony
a person sent by a king to rule in his place
viceroy
children of Spanish and Native Americans
Mestizos
large farming and ranching estate
Hacienda
a church settlement built by friars
mission
a fort built by friars to protect the friars from the Native Americans
presidio
an official document that gave the company the right to settle
charter
to give money to a company
invest
part ownership of a company
stock
indentured servants
people who work for certain number of years in return for the trip to America and living expenses upon arrival
first hand account of a historical event
primary source
people that wanted to purify the church
Puritans
Separatists
They wanted to separate from the church of England
Pilgrims
people who travel to a holy place
missionary
Someone who travels to do religious work
an animal skin with hair or fur still on it
pelt
patroons
wealthy men that could afford to bring people and supplies to settle the land
religious persecution
people not being allowed to practice their religion as they choose