| A | B |
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| charter | document that permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler |
| stock | shares in a company sold to raise money for the company |
| cash crop | crop grown for profit |
| indentured servant | person who agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of the ocean voyage to North America |
| House of Burgesses | first law-making assemby in an English colony |
| Northwest Passage | waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Pilgrim | person who journeys for religious reasons |
| Separatist | person who wanted to separate from the Church of England |
| persecution | unjust treatment to a person because of his beliefs |
| Mayflower Compact | Pilgrims' written plan of government for their colony |
| Puritan | group from England who wanted to purify the Church of England |
| dissenter | a person whose views differ from others' |
| proprietor | owner |
| debtor | person who owes money |
