European Colonization of North America Flashcards
What is a Spanish explorer who claimed lands in america for Spain
A Conquistador
what is a town in the spain colonies
pueblo
what is a religious settlement run by caltholic preists
a mission
what is a waterway through or around north america
the northwest passage
what was the agreement between nations to aid and protect one another
alliance
what was a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
A charter
what was a representative to the colonial virginia government
a Burgress
a 1676 revolt of Virginia colonists against the colony’s government
Bacons rebellion
a political system in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them
Representative gov
an English settler who sought religious freedom in the Americas in the 1600s
pilgrim
the mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs
Persecution
a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth Colony
The Mayflower compact
the willingness to let others practice their own beliefs
The Religious tolerance
a colony under direct control of the English crown
royal colony
an English colony in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment
A proprietary colony
