Exploration Jamestown and Plymouth

KEY TERMS

ExplorationKEY TERMS

• Colony- A group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land.

• Alliance- An agreement between nations to aid and protect one another.

ExplorationKEY TERMS

• Conquistador- Name for Spanish explorers who conquered and claim lands in the Americas for Spain.

• Coureur de bois- French colonists who lived and worked in the woods as fur trappers.

• Missionary- Person who tries to spread certain religious beliefs among a group of people.

Jamestown and PlymouthKEY TERMS

• Charter- A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company.

• Burgess- A representative in the colonial Virginia government.

• Representative Government- A political system in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.

• Established church- A chosen religion of the state.