Chapter 5 Social Studies Vocabulary
The Struggle to Found Colonies5th Grade
Robyn BrumlowRiverton Intermediate
charter-a document that permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler
stock-shares in a company often sold to raise money for the company
cash crop-crops grown for profit
indentured servant-a person who agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for
the cost of the ocean voyage to America
House of Burgesses-first law-making assembly in an English colony
Northwest Passage-waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Pilgrim-person who journeys for religious reasons
Separatist-person who wanted to separate from the Church of England
persecution-unjust treatment to a person because of his or her beliefs
Mayflower Compact-Pilgrims’ written plan of government for their colony
Puritan-group from England who wanted to purify, or reform, the Church of England
fact-a statement that can be checked and be proven
opinion-a personal view on a particular subject
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dissenter-a person whose views differ from others’
debtor-person who owes money