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Settling New England
US I
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History
10th Grade
09/22/2011

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Puritans
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a group of people who wanted to simplify forms of worship in the Church of England.
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covenant
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an agreement by which the Puritans promised to help each other fulfill gods will
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Separatists
Definition
Puritans who separated from the Church of England to form their own churches
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Pilgrims
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Puritans who founded Plymouth Colony
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Mayflower Compact
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a contract created by the Pilgrims that set up a government for their colony
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Massachusetts Bay Company
Definition
company formed by the Pilgrims to settle in North America
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Town covenants
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laws set by the town which dealt with land distribution, population, and had to be Christians
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Court of Assistants
Definition
Governors assistances who helped run the colony
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General Court
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a meeting of all the companies share holders with the governor and assistants
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Freeman
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members of covenanted churches
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Representative assembly
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two elected representatives that would speak on behalf of the freeman
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Bicameral
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two (bi) separate groups
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legislature
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a branch of a government that makes laws
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Town meetings
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where adult males voted on decisions
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selectman
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elected officials who carried out decisions made at town meetings
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Manufacturing
Definition
making of finished products using raw materials (turning cotton into clothing)
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import
Definition
buy goods from abroad (overseas, from another country)
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export
Definition
sell goods abroad (overseas, from another country)
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Commerce
Definition
large-scale trade
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frontier
Definition
empty land along the edge of a settlement
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