11 - Unit 1 Exploration & Early Colonization

Indentured Servants

colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

Colony

a nation or community of settlers under the political control of another, more powerful country

Settler

a person who migrates to live in a colony or region away from home

Economy

a system by which goods and services are produced and distributed

Bias

a perspective that is affected by personal experience or beliefs

Perspective

a point of view in the form of an argument

Point of View

the attitude toward or way that a person or group views something

Audience

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text

Chattel Slavery

Absolute legal ownership of another person, including the right to buy or sell that person and their children

Self-Government

a system of government in which people elect representatives or make their own laws

Empire

a group of countries and territories controlled by one ruler

Constitution

a written plan of government agreed upon by a nation or community

Agriculture

farming, including growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products

Cash Crops

crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit

Manufacturing

the process of making raw materials into a finished products

Historical Context

The setting and circumstances in which a source is written or an event occurs

Reliability

Amount to which one can trust that a source's information is true

New England Economy

Trade, shipbuilding, whaling, fishing, timber

New England Geography

Rocky, hilly land, cold climate, coastal harbors, forests

Middle Economy

Farming of grains, cattle, ranching, fur trapping

Middle Geography

Good farmland, animals for fur, forests, cool climate

Southern Economy

Farming of indigo, rice, and tobacco, often through the use of slave labor

Southern Geography

Good farmland, warm climate, long growing season, flat lowlands between rivers