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Chapter 3 Vocabulary. “Colonies Take Root”. Section 1 – The First English settlements. Charter A document issued by a government that grants specific rights to a person or a company “The king granted the merchants a charter to establish a colony called Virginia.” (page 67).
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Chapter 3 Vocabulary “Colonies Take Root”
Section 1 – The First English settlements Charter • A document issued by a government that grants specific rights to a person or a company • “The king granted the merchants a charter to establish a colony called Virginia.” (page 67)
Section 1 – The First English settlements John smith • Took control of the Jamestown colony and is known for saying, “he who works not, eats not.”
Section 1 – The First English settlements Representative government • The form of government in which voters elect people to make laws for them.
Section 1 – The First English settlements Pilgrim • a person who takes a religious journey
Section 1 – The First English settlements Squanto • Native American who brought seeds of native plants to pilgrims and taught them to how plant and hunt
Section 1 – The First English settlements Mercantilism • Colonies exist to make the home country wealthy powerful
Section 1 – The First English settlements Magna carta • Document that applies to all English citizens that limits the monarch’s power