Columbian Exchange

transfer of plants, animals, diseases, ideas, and technology from the Old World where Columbus came from, to the new world he discovered.

Joint-stock company

company run by a group of investors, used to fund English colonies

Powhatan

leader of the native populations in the region where Jamestown was founded

John Winthrop

pro british colonist

Puritans

English protestants

Mayflower compact

the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.

Indentured Servant

a form of labor where an individual is under contract to work without a salary to repay an loan within a specific amount of time.

Triangular Trade

a system of trade that linked Europe, West Africa, and the Americas

Middle Passage

Widespread exploitation of enslaved Africans

Mercantilism

A closed economic system creating wealth by exporting more than importing

Parliament

British government's legislative body

Sons of Liberty

Group of colonists formed to oppose Stamp Act and other British laws/taxes

Stamp Act

First Continental Congress