CHAPTER 3 VOCABULARY

“COLONIES TAKE ROOT”

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CHARTER• A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY A GOVERNMENT THAT GRANTS SPECIFIC RIGHTS TO A PERSON OR A COMPANY

• “THE KING GRANTED THE MERCHANTS A CHARTER TO ESTABLISH A COLONY CALLED VIRGINIA.” (PAGE 67)

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JOHN SMITH•TOOK CONTROL OF THE JAMESTOWN COLONY AND IS KNOWN FOR SAYING, “HE WHO WORKS NOT, EATS NOT.”

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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT •THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH VOTERS ELECT PEOPLE TO MAKE LAWS FOR THEM.

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PILGRIM•A PERSON WHO TAKES A RELIGIOUS JOURNEY

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SQUANTO• NATIVE AMERICAN WHO BROUGHT SEEDS OF NATIVE PLANTS TO PILGRIMS AND TAUGHT THEM TO HOW PLANT AND HUNT

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MERCANTILISM•COLONIES EXIST TO MAKE THE HOME COUNTRY WEALTHY POWERFUL

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MAGNA CARTA•DOCUMENT THAT APPLIES TO ALL ENGLISH CITIZENS THAT LIMITS THE MONARCH’S POWER