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Thick sheet of ice
Glacier
Invaded the Aztecs and their empire had fallen.
Spanish
Goods sent to markets outside the country
Exports
The migration to Massachusetts in the 1630’s was led by a religious group.
Puritans
Publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person's reputation
Libel
No longer had to keep moving to find food.
Nomad
A large estate farmed by many workers.
Plantation
Goods brought into a country.
Imports
Was chosen as the first Governor of Massachusetts.
John Winthrop
Farmers who worked their own land, skilled craftworkers and some tradespeople.
Middle class
An entire way of life of people.
Culture
Religious settlements run by catholic priests and. friars.
Missions
economic theory that a nation became strong by keeping strict control over its trade
Mercantilism
Led about 100 people out of Massachusetts to Connecticut and established Hartford.
Thomas Hooker
Worked for a master to learn the trade or the craft.
Apprentices
The region in which people share a firmiliar way of life.
Cultural area
Born in Spain, held the highest jobs in gov't and church
Peninsulars
A group of people who have the power to make laws.
Legislator
Believed the Puritan church of Massachusetts had too much power.
Roger Williams
Lowest social class. Hired farmhands, slaves. Signed contacts to work without wages for a period of 4 to 7 years for anyone who could pay their ocean passage to the Americas.
Indentured Servants
A community of people who share common customs, language, and rituals.
Tribe
People born is the Americas to Spanish parents.
Creoles
The English parliament passed a series of acts to ensure that only England benefited from colonial trade.
Navigation acts
Willingness to let others practice their own beliefs.
Religious Tolerance
Huge religious movement of the 1730's - 1740's
Great awakening