Vocab Flashcards
Quakers
A group founded for freedom of religion. William Penn and the quakers founded Pennsylvania as a safe place for the quakers.
Puritan
A colony founded for religious freedom by people with strict religious beliefs.
Royal colony
A colony with a crown appointed governor and council. The crown is in complete control of the colony.
Proprietary colony
A colony given to a person or group of people by someone in power
Charter colony
A colony created by a royal charter that’s controlled by an individual or company
Cash crop
A farm grown only to sell its products
Tory
An American colonist who was loyal to britan
Loyalist
Someone who is loyal to their country or gov. In a revolt
Patriot
Someone who is willing to fight for their country and is super loyal
Primary sorce
First hand accounts and an original objects like pictures and journals etc.
Claim
A central idea and proclamation
History
The study of the past and past events
Claim
A central idea/argument
Civics
A citizens rights and duties
Geography
Study of physical features and the earth