Social Studies Chapter 3 - Vocabulary - Settling the Colonies

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crops that are sold instead of being used by a farmer

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cash crop

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a system granted from the Spanish government that gives Spanish settlers the right to take land and control local American Indians on that land

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encomienda

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someone who wanted to change the Church of England and came to North America to worship freely in the 1600s

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Puritan

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a person who is sent to another country to convince others to believe in a particular religion

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missionary

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an agreement made by the Pilgrims to govern themselves

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Mayflower Compact

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having a connection to the Church of England

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Anglican

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a person who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for food, clothing, and shelter, and the promise of land

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indentured servant

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a person elected to act for others

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representative

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an area controlled and governed by a king or queen

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royal province

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a northern sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans that would shorten the route between Europe and Asia

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Northwest Passage