Vocab😒 Flashcards
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Charter
A written contract given the right to establish a colony
Colonist
A person who settles in the colony
Commerce
Trade, the buying and selling of goods
Indentured servant
A person who works for a set time without pay and exchange for free passage to North America
Mercantilism
A economic policy intended to increase the wealth and power of a country/having a favorable balance of trade and establishing colonies
Persecute
To mistreat or harass someone because of their beliefs or race
Plantation
The large farm that raises cash crops
Religious tolerance
A willingness to except others even though their religious believes differ from your religious believes
Self sufficient
To provide for ones basic needs
A man made object
An artifact
Nomadic
To move from place to place without a permanent home
Ally
A country that agrees to help another country achieve a common goal, such as win to war
Artillery
Cannon and large guns
Boycott
Refuse to buy
Casualty
Someone wounded or killed in a battle or war
Enlist
To sign up for a military service
Guerilla warfare
Surprise attacks, often hit and run, by small bands or fighters
Loyalist/Tory
Term used to describe colonists who supported the British
Mercentery
A professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country
Militia
A force of arms civilizations pledge to defend their community
To describe colonists who wanted independence
Patriots/rebel
A privately owned ship as been granted permission by a wartime government to attack in enemy ships
Privateer
Information intended to influence the dissisions and people make
Propanganda
To take back or with draw
Repeal
