Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
New Spain
Jamestown
New England
100
a grant from the Spanish Government giving settlers the right to control local Native Americas
encomienda
100

a system for ranking people, often according to power or wealth

class structure


100
the modern country that was once part of New Spain
Mexico
100
This was an important cash crop in Jamestown
Tobacco
100
Another word for Agreement
Compact
200
a long period without rain
drought
200
a person who gives money to a business hoping to earn more money in return.
investor
200
Granted by the Spanish King, this gave settlers the right to enslave the Native Americans
encomienda
200
Jamestown was primarily set up for this
Commerce.
200
The Pilgrims could have settled here, but the soil was poor for farming
Cape Cod
300
A person who goes on a religious journey
What is Pilgrim


300
someone who agrees to work without pay for someone else for a set time
indentured servant
300
The Reason St. Augustine was an important settlement
What is trading port and protection from pirates.
300
This gave Virginia's colonists a voice in their own governance
House of Burgesses
300
Life was hard for the Pilgrims, and everyone had to do this.
Work (even the children)
400
a shortcut by water across North America to Asia
What is The Northwest Passage
400
The business of buying and selling goods
commerce
400
The Spanish brought this to the Native Americans unknowingly, which caused a great deal of harm
Diseases
400
Jamestown was a good place to live because of this
It was a good place to grow tobacco
400
This document was signed to keep peace and made just and equal laws between the Pilgrims and all the settlers in Plymouth
The Mayflower Compact
500

people chosen by voters to speak and act for them

representative
500
a crop raised, not to eat, but to sell
cash crop


500
The settlers in New Spain were looking to do these two things
Spread Christianity, find riches (gold and silver)
500
The geography of James town was horrible because of this
Terrible water and disease-carrying mosquitoes.
500
The Pilgrims and the Native People had a great relationship, but the Puritans felt this way
Little Respect that led to conflict
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