Section 1.
People did not want to separate entirely from the Church of England, but hoped to reforms of worship.
Puritans
Owners of large estates.
Divided the Middle colonies from the Southern colonies.
Mason- Dixon line
Economic theory that a nation became strong by keeping strict control over it's trade.
Mercantilism
Top of society, wealthy planters and merchants.
Gentry
Willingness to let others practice their own beliefs.
Religious Tolerance
The king gave land to one or more people in return for a yearly payment.
Proprietary Colony
Religious freedom for all Christians.
Act of Toleration
Goods sent to market outside a country
Exports
Middle Class
Holy day of the rest, very seriously.
Sabbath
Colony under the direct control of the English crown.
Royal Colony
A plant to make valuable blue dye.
Indigo
Goods being brought into a country.
Imports
Indentured Servants
Settlers discussed and voted on many issues.
Town meetings
Protestant Reformers who were despised in England.
Quakers
People who owed money and could not pay it back.
Debtors
The three legs of the route formed a triangle.
Triangular Trade
Huge religious movement of the 1730s - 1740s
Great Awakening
Right to vote for Governor to all male church member, eventually electing representatives to assembly.
General Court
Crops that are sold for money at market.
Cash Crops
The belief that one race was better than the other.
Racism
The written list of freedoms government promises to protect.
Bill of Rights
Supported taxes, rich and poor kids could get an education.
Public Schools