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joint stock company a buisness formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment and share the profits and losses.
starving time a time that killed all but 60-500 colonists in jamestown virginia
authority power or right to rule.
headright system colonist paid their own way to virginia and recieved 50 acres of land. also get additional 50 acres for anyone else brought over including family or servants.
indentured servent a colonist who received free passage to north america in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
factor a crop broker who managed the trade between southern planters and their customers
bacon's rebellion an attack led by nathaniel bacon against american indians and the colonial government in virginia.
religious persecution mistreatment of a person because of his or her religious beliefes or pracitces.
refuge a safe place.
royal colony a colony owned by a king or queen.
proprietary colony
slave codes laws passed in the colonies to control slaves.
toleration act of 1649 a maryland law that made restricting the religious rights of a christians a crime the first law guaranteeing religious freedom to be passed in america.
representative government
government a form of political system wich 1 man or group controlls a state
middle passage a voyage that brought enslaved africans across the atlantic ocean to north america and the west indies.
african diaspora the population of dicplaced africans and their decendants around the world
triangular trade trading networks in wich goods and slaves moved among ingland, the american colonies, and africa.
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