Colonization and Settlement WWW

CharterA charter is an agreement made between investor and colonist on the way the colony will operate and who will be in charge.

The King gave the Royal Co. of London a charter to settle Virginia.

Proprietary ColonyA proprietary colony is owned by one

person.

William Penn owned Pennsylvania so he was the proprietor.

MercantilismIn the economic system of mercantilism the mother country makes a profit from her colonies’ businesses.

England used mercantilism to ensure a profit from the colonies.

PilgrimsA pilgrim is anyone who comes from far away to another area for religious reasons.

The pilgrims came to the New World to practice religious freedom.

Indentured ServantAn indentured servant is a person that promises service to a family or individual in return for passage to the New World.

Indentured servant contracts were usually 5-7 years long.

DiversityDiversity is having a lot of variety.

The 13 colonies’ ethnic diversity was very great.

Plantation

A plantation is a very large farm usually worked by slaves in the South.

The southern colonies were dependent on a plantation economy.

Great AwakeningThe Great Awakening was a time when colonists began to participate again in religious meetings, a shared colonial experience.

Religious faith in the colonies increase during the First Great

Awakening .

ApprenticeAn apprentice is a person who works with an expert (master craftsman) for a period of time to learn a trade.

Benjamin Franklin was an apprentice with his brother before be began to

publish.

**Bonus Word**Puritans

A religious group that believed in a pure relationship with God.

The settlers of Massachusetts were puritans.