elected representative to an assembly

a document granting the holder the right to settle a colony

a detailed written plan for a government

to disagree with or oppose an opinion

a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way

a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of company's future profits

The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania set by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in response to repeated arguing between the Calvert and Penn families

The name of the ship that a group of separatists boarded in order to settle in Virginia and start new lives. It ended up in Cape Cod

to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs

the ability to accept and respect different views or behaviors

Responsible for the survival of the people of Jamestown. He forced the settlers to work and built ties with the Powhatan people

person or country that owes money

laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

A new settlement named for the king of England located in Virginia. It was the first English settlement in the Americas

Someone who undertakes a religious journey

Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church

A protestant group that was persecuted in England and founded the colony of Pennsylvania

An island off the coast of what is now North Carolina. Raleigh sent settlers here. The first time the colony didn't survive.

a group who wanted to set up their own churches. They were mistreated because of their beliefs in England.

A Native American who taught the Pilgrims to grow crops. He also showed them where to hunt and fish

A group of Native Americans who lived in the area where the Pilgrims arrived. In the fall of 1621 the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag enjoyed a feast of Thanksgiving

A Quaker that founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution.

This ensured Protestants and Catholics the right to worship freely

The first written constitution in America. The document described the organization of representative government.

A document signed by the pilgrims that set up an organized, orderly government

people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes

landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land

a joint-stock company in which investors bought shares. King James I granted them a charter and in 1607 their new settlements was named after their king.

Formed by the Puritans. They received a royal charter to establish a colony north of Plymouth. John Winthrop was the colony's governor

An attack by West Virginia settlers on Native Americans in an attempt to gain more land.