Vocabulary Definition Given
legislative representative
burgess
a person who pledges his or her labor for an amount of time in exchange for some payment
What is the Renaissance?
the period of time with a rise in intellectual and artistic creativity
What were colonists heavily influenced by?
religion
person who goes on a religious journey
pilgrim
refugee
one who flees his or her home to seek refuge or safety from some danger or ill
Prince Henry of Portugal created a school of what? What did it do?
navigation; began developing better navigation tools, maps, and ships
What is the Great Awakening?
a religious movement inspired by powerful, exciting sermons and a call back to church
a person who refuses to go along with an official or prevailing belief or practice
dissident
subsistence farming
producing just enough to feed the family with none left over to sell or trade
What kind of company was The Virginia Company?
a joint-stock company
what did the Great Awakening lead to?
religious freedoms and the formation of many new churches
wealthy colonial landowner
patroon
civil
relating to citizens and the state
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on?
The Mayflower
What religious groups settled in Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay? Why did they come to North America?
the Pilgrims and the Puritans; to escape religious persecution
colony in which an owner, or proprietor, owned and controlled the government
proprietary colony
constitution
document stating the basic form and rules of a government
What was the Act of Toleration (1649)?
allowed Catholics and Protestants to practice their religion freely
What role did Eliza Lucas play in the Southern Colonies?
She developed indigo as an important crop