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This document provides definitions and information about various terms relating to the colonies. It includes details on conquistadors, colonies, and other key aspects of colonial history. The study guide is designed for students, likely in secondary school, learning about the American colonies.

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Unit 1 Colonies Study online at https://quizlet.com/_bqp3s4 1. Conquistador A Spanish conqueror of the Americas 2. colony A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere. 3. joint-stock com- A company made...

Unit 1 Colonies Study online at https://quizlet.com/_bqp3s4 1. Conquistador A Spanish conqueror of the Americas 2. colony A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere. 3. joint-stock com- A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each pany shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts. 4. Puritan A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay. 5. Pilgrims English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620 1/4 Unit 1 Colonies Study online at https://quizlet.com/_bqp3s4 6. New England The term for the colonies of Massachusetts bay, Rhode Colonies Island, and New Hampshire 7. Middle Colonies Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania 8. Southern Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor- Colonies gia 9. Quakers Protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people 10. Middle Passage the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies. 2/4 Unit 1 Colonies Study online at https://quizlet.com/_bqp3s4 11. religious perse- to cause a person to suffer because of their religious cution beliefs 12. Mayflower Com- A legal contract in which they agreed to have fair laws to pact protect the general good 13. Tolerance acceptance of differences 14. debtor A person who owes money 3/4 Unit 1 Colonies Study online at https://quizlet.com/_bqp3s4 15. raw materials the basic material from which a product is made. 16. finished goods consist of completed units of product that have not been sold to customers 17. Traingular Trade trade among three places: the Americas, Britain, and Africa 4/4

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