Colonization Flashcards
Cash Crop
a crop(plant) grown for the purpose of making money
colonist
a person/group of people who leave their native country to live in a new land
colony
the new land the person/group of people choose to live in - still connected to parent nation
empire
government under an emporer ( or king); collection of countries controlled by another country
expansion
to grow in terms of land
immigrant
a person who moves to another country to live
immigration
the acto of moving to another country
indentured servant
someone who agrees to work for another person for a period of time in return for free passage to America
missionaries
a person who tries to spread their religious beliefs to another group of people
natural resources
materials that humans can take from the ear to survive and meet their needs
persecution
mistreatment of a group of people because of their beliefs
Pilgrim
a group of people who travleed from England on the Mayflower to seek religious freedom
protestant
Christians who do no t follow the teachings of the Catholic Church
puritans
a group of English protestants who settled in the new world ( America) to escape religious persecution
quaker
protestant reformers ( changemakers) wo believed that everyone can connect individually to God and that all people are equal
