Early Gov
Charter
an official Document which is sets up a goverment
Pilgrims
a religious group which fled England because of religious persecution
cash crop
a product grown to be sold
Jamestown
first successful English colony in America
House of Burgess
Found in virginia in 1619, first elected government in America
Puritans
a religious group that wanted to purify the church of England
indentured servant
Enlightenment
Period in the 1700 that stressed advancement in science and philosophy
Common wealth
Political System in which citizens practice self-governing
Quakers
a religious group that practiced peace and non violence
triangle Trade
name given to the trade route across the Atl Ocean that saw slaves and goods be traded
Great awakening
saw wide spread Protestantism and the belief that stressed the faith and one's action above Bible knowledge
Mayflower Compact
Written by the pilgrims and other English passengers about the mayflower established the first governement in the colonies
Plymouth
the site where the Pilgrims landed
Middle passage
the leg of the Triangle trade that brought slaves from Africa to the new World
Massachusetts Bay Company
a settlement established by Puritans in 1630 near Boston