Lesson 3
one of the band of Puritans who founded the colony of Plymouth, Mass., in 1620
pilgrim
crops that were sold for money an the market and not consumed by the farmer's family
cash crops
the belief that one race is superior to another
racism
the act of publishing a statement that may unjustly damage a person's reputation
Libel
an Act of the Parliament of England that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the Crown
English Bill of Rights
a legislative assembly of the qualified voters of a town
town meeting
a colony under the direct control of the English king or queen
royal colony
a plant used to make a valuable blue dye
indigo
the time when thinkers believed in the light of human reason
Enlightenment
a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar or molasses, which was brought back to New England to be manufactured into rum
triangular trade
any of various local assemblies having both legislative and judicial powers
general court
one of the most despised religious groups in England
Quaker
laws that set out rules for slave's behavior and denied then basic human rights
Slave code
private schools run by women in their own homes
Dame school
an American who lives in the North
Yankee
the ability to practice whatever religion you want
religious tolerance
the king gave land to one or more people in return for a yearly payment
proprietary colony
people who owed money they could not payback
debtors
people at the top of society
Gentry
an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
mercantilism
an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of theMayflower on November 11, 1620
Mayflower compact
german-speaking protestants
Pennsylvania Dutch
the law that provided religious freedom for all Christians
Act of toleration
combination of English and West African languages
Gullah
any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain
Navigation acts