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what is a puritan
a religious group
what is propriety colony
the king gave land to people for a yearly payment
Mason-Dixon line
a boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland
mercantilism
economic theroy
gentry
top of society
what is general court
elected representatives
royal colony
a colony ruled by he king or queen
Bacons Rebelion
burned the capital of James town
exports
goods shipped to countries
middle class
farmers who worked there own land
what is fundamental orders of Connecticut
when settlers wrote a plan for the government
quaker
a religious group of England
Act of toleration
Religious freedom for all christians
imports
goods brought into a country
indentured servants
servants that worked for money
what is the sabbath
lords day
Pennsylvania dutch
german speaking protestants
indigo
a plant used to dy clothes
triangular trade
the three ways of the trade route
great awakening
religious movement in the 1730's and 1740's
what is a town meeting
when settlers discussed many issues
cash crops
crops sold for money
debtors
people who owed money they could not pay back
how old did you have to be to own property
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public schools
schools supported by taxes