13 Colonies Full Set

To persecute (v)

to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs

Religion (n)

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

Religious freedom (n)

The right to practice your religion and change your religion

Merchants (n)

people who buy and sell things

Mercantilism (n)

a way nations earned a lot of money. Mother country uses resources of colonies to sell manufactured things to the colonies.

Settlers (n)

People who move to a new place where no one lives

Colony (n)

An area outside of a country that is ruled by that country.

Starvation (n)

Suffering from extreme hunger

Permanent (adj)

forever

Representatives (n)

the people in government who make decisions for the people who elect them

To elect (v)

To vote for someone

House of Burgesses (n)

the group of people in Virginia Colony that made laws

Representative government (n)

a government where the leaders are elected to represent voters. The USA has a representative government.

Pilgrims (n)

Colonists that arrived in North America on the boat named "Mayflower"

Colonists (n)

people from one country that move to another area controlled by their government.

Passengers (n)

people on a boat

Self-government (n)

a government that gets power from the people it governs

To govern (v)

to lead or be in charge of

Puritans (n)

A group of colonists that came to North America wanting religious freedom

Massachusetts Bay Company (n)

A business that paid for colonists to come to North America. The company paid for the colony. The company traded with colonists and became wealthy.

To create (v)

To built or make something

To attract (v)

to pull toward

Plantations (n)

Large farms in the southern colonies. Plantations were successful because they used enslaved labor.

Slaves (n)

People who are owned and forced to work by someone else.

Slave trade (n)

The business of buying and selling enslaved people

To kidnap (v)

To take away a person by force

Property (n)

Something that s owned by someone

Permission (n)

to allow something

Cruel (adj)

causing pain and suffering. Cruelty is the act of hurting someone.