UNIT ONE: VOCABULARY

1. ERA

a memorable or important date or event; especially : one that begins a new period in the history of a person or thing

2. COLONY

A new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land.

3. ABSOLUTE CHRONOLOGY Referring to an exact date For example: Jamestown was established

in 1607.

4. RELATIVE CHRONOLOGY Referring to an approximate date. For example: Jamestown was established

in the 1600’s.

5. CHARTER

A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area.

For example: All new colonies were chartered on behalf of England.

6. JOINT STOCK COMPANY

A company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits.

7. PILGRIM

Separtists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s for a religious purpose

8. PERSECUTE

To treat someone harshly because of that person’s beliefs or practices.

9. MAYFLOWER COMPACT

A formal document, written in 1620, that provided law and order to the Plymouth colony.

10. PURITANS

People who wanted to purify the English church.

Puritans wanted to simplify the church’s ceremonies and its ranks of authority.

11. Representative Government A colony or country where the people are

given the right to vote for a representative law- maker.

For Example: The Mayflower Compact

12. IMMIGRANT

A person who moves from one country to live in another.

Such a movement is called immigration

20. QUAKER

People who believed in a simple lifestyle and in treating all people equally.

Many were persecuted for their beliefs

19. TOLERATION

The acceptance of different beliefs. For example: The Quakers were tolerant

of others.

24. REGION

A broad geographic area distinguished by similar features

21. MERCHANT

A buyer and seller of commodities for profit.

Merchant= Business Men

23. FREE ENTERPRISE

The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation.

No monopoly!

22. IMPORT/ EXPORT

Import- to buy goods from foreign makers. Imported cars= BMW, Nissan, Kia

Export- to sell goods abroad. Exported cars= Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford

20. NATURAL RESOURCES

Useful materials found in nature Including water, vegetation, animals and

minerals The “new world” provided many natural

resources for colonists to establish themselves.