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| Migration | movement of people for the purpose of settling in a new place |
| Middle Ages | Era in European history from about AD 500-1300 |
| Monarch | one who rules over a territory, state, or kingdom |
| Magna Carta | A "great charter" signed by King John in 1215 that granted certain rights to English nobles and became the foundation for future American ideals of liberty and justice |
| Renaissance | Era of European history from the 1300s-1500s |
| Reformation | revolt against the Catholic Church that began in 1517 |
| Columbian Exchange | the transatlantic trade of crops, technology, and culture between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa that began in 1492 with Columbus's first voyage to the Americas |
| Cash Crop | crop that is grown for sale |
| Plantation | large farm on which crops are raised mainly for sale |
| Colony | area of land settled by immigrants who continue to be ruled by their parent country |
| Religious Tolerance | idea that people of different religions should live in peace together |
| Salem Witch Trials | the prosecution and execution of 20 women and men for witchcraft in Massachusetts in 1692 |
| Diversity | variety |
| Conquistador | Spanish conqueror |
| Privateer | privately owned ship hired by a government to attack enemy ships |
| Charter | certificate of permission given by a government |
| Joint-Stock Company | company funded and run by a group of investors who share the company's profits and losses |
| Royal Colony | colony with a governor appointed by the king |
| Legislature | a lawmaking assembly |
| House of Burgesses | Virginia legislature formed in 1619 |
| Indentured Servant | person who agrees to work for another person for a specified period of time, ususally 7 years, under a contract, in return for food, transportation, and shelter |
| Mayflower Compact | agreement in which settlers in Plymouth Colony agreed to obey their government's laws |
| Proprietary Colony | a colony granted by a king or queen to an individual or a group that has full governing rights |
| Puritan | people who favored the purification of England's Anglican Church |
| Pilgrim | one of the group of English Separatists who established Plymouth Colony in 1620 |
| Quaker | member of Protestant group that emphasizes equality |
