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| House of Burgesses | This was the first representative government in the colonies |
| Colony | an area that is under political & economic control from another country |
| Indentured Servant | a person set to work for a set amount of time (usually 7 years) in exchange for passage to new colony/land |
| Joint-Stock Company | A group of investors who financially supported the English Settlements |
| Charter | A contract that gives the right to establish a colony, college or city |
| Royal Colony | A colony that was established and ruled by an official appointed by the King |
| Mercantilism | An economic system that has an imbalance of trade |
| Investor | A person who invests/puts money into a company |
| Congregation | A group of people associated with/members of a given church |
| Banish | To exile or force to leave a place |
| Mayflower Compact | Agreement among the male members of the Mayflower about the establishment of a government in their settlement. Written 11/11/1620 |
| Fundamental Orders of CT | Document that outlined the government of CT colony from 1639-1662 |
| Puritans | Protestant Religious group within the Church of England, known for strict and simple worship and daily life |
| Quakers | Also known as Religious Society of Friends; English protestant group without ministry or ceremony |
| Dissenter | A person who does not conform to standard rules of a church or majority opinion |
| Tolerance | A fair, open attitude toward opinions that are different from one's own |
