Unit 1 Chapter 1
to control or limits
What is regulate
He founded Providence, Rhode Island.
How did Roger Williams respond when he was ordered to return to England?
the rebellion of a ship’s crew against the captain
What is Mutiny?
a system in which a worker agrees to work for an employer for a certain amount of time in exchange for training or payment in land or goods at the end of the agreed time period
What is indentured servitude?
economy: a system of trade for goods and services that uses money rather than barter, or an exchange of goods
what is monetary economy?
How did the first people come to the Americas?
They crossed Fromm Asia by land and water.
to have a place where people of all religions could live in harmony
Why did William Penn establish Pennsylvania?
a chain of islands
What is archipelago?
a representative to the legislature in colonial Virginia and Maryland
What is burgess?
relying chiefly on agriculture and farming
What is agrarian?
Private ownership of land in Jamestown marked an important step toward _________.
What is capitalism?
It established a framework for government for the colony.
Which statement best describes the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
reduction in quantity
What is depletion?
a large farm where one or more crops are grown by a large number of laborers, then sold for a profit by the plantation owner
What is plantation?
a crop that is grown to be sold
What is cash crop?
Fur trade
What industry was developed by the French as a result of Jacques Cartier’s claims around the Gulf of St. Lawrence?
provided escape from religious persecution
What is Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth?
an imagined river passage through North America that Europeans believed would make travel between Europe and Asia faster and more efficient
What is Northwest passage?
the cruel and unfair treatment of a group of people
What is persecution?
groups that makes the laws
What is assembly?
New Orleans and Quebec
Which two cities were founded by the French?
thrived under the leadership of John Smith
What is Jamestown?
difficult to locate
What is elusive?
an agreement for self-government signed by the Pilgrims on the ship Mayflower
What is the Mayflower compact?
an economic system in which resources and businesses are privately owned and prices are not controlled by the government
What is capitalism?