Vocab😒 Flashcards
Charter
A written contract given the right to establish a colony
Colonist
A person who settles in the colony
Commerce
Trade, the buying and selling of goods
Indentured servant
A person who works for a set time without pay and exchange for free passage to North America
Mercantilism
A economic policy intended to increase the wealth and power of a country/having a favorable balance of trade and establishing colonies
Persecute
To mistreat or harass someone because of their beliefs or race
Plantation
The large farm that raises cash crops
Religious tolerance
A willingness to except others even though their religious believes differ from your religious believes
Self sufficient
To provide for ones basic needs
A man made object
An artifact
Nomadic
To move from place to place without a permanent home
Ally
A country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal, such as win to war
Artillery
Cannon and large guns
Boycott
Refuse to buy
Casualty
Someone wounded or killed in a battle or war
Enlist
To sign up for a military service
Guerilla warfare
Surprise attacks, often hit and run, by small bands or fighters
Loyalist/Tory
Term used to describe colonists who supported the British
Mercentery
A professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country
Militia
A force of arms civilizations pledge to defend their community
To describe colonists who wanted independence
Patriots/rebel
A privately owned ship as been granted permission by a wartime government to attack in enemy ships
Privateer
Information intended to influence the dissisions and people make
Propanganda
To take back or with draw
Repeal
Income
Revenue
To overthrow of an government by those who are governed
Revolution
Tax on imported goods
Tariff
