| A | B |
|---|
| toleration | accepting different beliefs including religions |
| charter | document that allowed people to settle in a certain place in America |
| royal colony | under control of the king |
| Puritans | those who critized the Anglican Church in England & wanted to get rid of the Roman Catholic influences |
| Separatists | Puritans that left the church in England to worship by themselves |
| Pilgrims | travelers with a religious goal |
| Mayflower Compact | document that set up a self-government & agreeing to follow its laws |
| Massachusetts Bay Colony | colony founded by Puritans north of Plymouth |
| commonwealth | self-governing political unit |
| separation of church & state | having the church & government apart from each other |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | document that was the first plan of government in the U.S. |
| proprietor | owner of a colony |
| Toleration Act | law that guaranteed all Christians the right to worship as they please |
| indigo | plant that produces blue dye |
| constitution | plan of government |
| indentured servants | those who agreed to work for 3 to 7 yrs. in return for passage to America |
