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| an area settled by immigrants who continue to be ruled by their parent country |
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| a young Spanish gentleman |
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| Spanish conquerers of the Americas - seeking God, Gold and Glory |
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| Native Americans were required to farm, ranch or mine for the profit of an individual Spaniard who, in return, was suppose to ensure the Native's well-being |
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| people of mixed descent - Spanish and Native American |
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| headquarters were missionaries lived and worked - tried to convert Natives to Christianity |
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| Englis explorers, such as Drake, who raided Spanish treasure ships; hired by the English government |
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| a certificate of permission from the king |
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| a company funded and run by a group of investors who share in the company's profits and losses - an example is the Virginia Company |
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| a colony with a govenor appointed by the king |
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| a lawmaking assembly made up of representatives from the colony |
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| the first instance of limited self-government in the English colonies |
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| people who had to work for a master for a period of time - usually 7 years; in return for their work, the master paid for the cost of their voyage and gave them food and shelter |
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| in response to setlers being attacked by Natives, Bacon raised an army and attacked the Natives; the English governor raised an army to stop Bacon; Bacon responded by burning Jamestown - shows the differences between the wealthy and the poorer colonists |
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| Anglicans who wanted a "purer" kind of church |
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| attacked for beliefs - examples are Puritans and Separatists |
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| a group of Separatists who came to North America aboard the Mayflower |
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| an agreement in which the settlers agreed to obey all of their government's laws - kept the Pilgrims together and became a founding principle of self-government in the United States |
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| the idea that people of different religions should livein peace together |
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| a colony granted by a king or queen to an individual or group who had full governing rights |
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| someone entrusted look after a business |
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