Vocabulary
people who move from place to place
Nomad
an early form of corn grown by the Native Americans
Maize
a form of government in which society is ruled by a religious leader
Theocracy
to refuse to buy items from a specific country
Boycott
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
a movement of a large number of people into a new homeland
Migration
a period of intellectual and artistic creativity
Renaissance
to sail around the world
Circumnavigate
American colonists who remained loyal to Britian and opposed the war for independence.
Loyalist
True or false: Texas is a country
Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church
Puritans
a type of government that links different groups together
Federation
protestants who wanted to leave the Anglican church in order to form their own churches
Separatist
American colonist who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won.
Patriots
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a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa
Triangular Trade
the theory that a states or nation’s power depended on its wealth
Mercantilism
a government in which citizens rule through elected officials.
Republic
an addition to a formal document such as the constitution
Amendment
Who is the mayor of Grove Hill?
Ross Woods
Spanish explorers in the Americas in the 1500s
Conquistadors
water route to Asia through north America sought by European explorers
Northwest Passage
a company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits.
Joint Stock Company
a formal document written in 1630 that provided law and order to the Plymouth colony
Mayflower Compact
Who was the first Black mayor of Grove Hill?
Cynthia Jackson