Mayflower Compact
A legal contract in which they agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good of the colony
religous tolerance
Willingness to let others practice their own beliefs
town meeting
meeting in colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted on issues
Proprietary Colony
English colony in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment
Royal Colony
A colony under the direct control of the English king or queen
Cash crop
Crops that were sold for money on the market and not consumed by the farmer's family
Commoner
a regular or average person
Act of Toleration
Maryland law that provided religious freedom for all Christians
Debtor
people who owed money they could not pay back
Slave Codes
Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights.
Rascism
Belief that one racial group is superior to another
quarters
living accommodations