| A | B |
|---|
| charter | right to organize settlements |
| mission | religious settlement |
| burgesses | elected representatives |
| dissent | dissagree |
| persecute | treated harshly |
| Puritan | those who wanted to reform Anglican Church |
| headright | grant of 50 acres for paying your own way to America |
| separatists | people who wanted to set up their own church |
| Mayflower Compact | pledged loyalty to England, written on Mayflower |
| toleration | acceptance of other peoples' beliefs |
| Pilgrim | person whose journey has a religious purpose |
| patroon | landowner who ruled like a king over land |
| Proprietary Colony | colony run by those to whom the land was granted |
| pacifist | person opposed to violence |
| indentured servant | person who works without pay in exchange for passage to America |
| constitution | formal plan of government |
| debtors | people who couldn't pay owed debts |
| tenant farmer | farmer who works land owned by antother and pays rent |
| joint-stock company | buying stock for a potential profit |
