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Colonization and Settlement WWW
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Charter A charter is an agreement made between investor and colonist on the way the colony will operate and who will be in charge. The King gave the Royal Co. of London a charter to settle Virginia.
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Proprietary Colony A proprietary colony is owned by one person. William Penn owned Pennsylvania so he was the proprietor.
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Mercantilism In the economic system of mercantilism the mother country makes a profit from her colonies’ businesses. England used mercantilism to ensure a profit from the colonies.
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Pilgrims A pilgrim is anyone who comes from far away to another area for religious reasons. The pilgrims came to the New World to practice religious freedom.
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Indentured Servant An indentured servant is a person that promises service to a family or individual in return for passage to the New World. Indentured servant contracts were usually 5-7 years long.
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Diversity Diversity is having a lot of variety. The 13 colonies’ ethnic diversity was very great.
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Plantation A plantation is a very large farm usually worked by slaves in the South. The southern colonies were dependent on a plantation economy.
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Great Awakening The Great Awakening was a time when colonists began to participate again in religious meetings, a shared colonial experience. Religious faith in the colonies increase during the First Great Awakening.
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Apprentice An apprentice is a person who works with an expert (master craftsman) for a period of time to learn a trade. Benjamin Franklin was an apprentice with his brother before be began to publish.
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**Bonus Word** Puritans A religious group that believed in a pure relationship with God. The settlers of Massachusetts were puritans.
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