Our Government
A change, or addition to the constitution
Amendment
Time sequence
Chronological Order
A crop that is grown in order to be sold
Cash crop
Treating people unfairly because of a factor such as race or religion
Discrimination
People who work together to help each other solve problems or fight against another group
Allies
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, written to protect peoples’ rights
Bill of Rights
To travel in order to discover something
Exploration
The right to have any religious beliefs you want or no religious beliefs at all
Freedom of Religion
A good that a country or region sells to another country or region
Export
When people refuse to have dealings or trade with another person or company in order to show disapproval
Boycott
The branch of government that enforces laws
Executive Branch
The study of Earth and the way people interact with the Earth
Geography
The Jamestown group of men who made the laws
House of Burgesses
The route used to take enslaved Africans across the Atlantic from Africa to the Americas
Middle Passage
Right to meet with others
Freedom of assembly
The introductory section of the United States Constitution that outlines the purposes of the government
Preamble
The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the Old and New Wolds
The Colombian Exchange
When people invest in a company in order to earn profits
Joint-Stock Company
A set of laws passed to regulate trade between Britain and the Colonies
Navigation Acts
An order from a leader
Proclamation
When the President turns down a bill or refuses to sign it into law
Veto
Things from the past are left for us to study
Artifacts
A person who was given land for a colony by the king or queen and allowed to govern the colony
Proprietor
Trade patterns connecting the Colonies, Europe, Africa, and the West Indies
Triangular Trade
Search warrants that allowed someone to search for smuggled goods without any evidence
Writes of Assistance