Social Class
A group of people with similar positions in society.
Artisans
People who make things that people need–like pots, weapons, and bricks for buildings.
Regime
A system of government–but the term is often used to refer to a dictatorial or totalitarian government.
Legislature
A group of people who propose, debate, and pass laws, such as a state or federal legislative body.
Immigrant
A person who goes from one country to another for the purpose of taking up permanent residence.
New World
The land on which the new colonies were settled.
Tolerance
Respecting the faiths or beliefs of others.
Intolerance
The practice of condemning the religious practices of beliefs of others.
Bill of Rights
A statement of the rights and liberties of a group of people.
Raw Materials
Goods used in the production or manufacture of products.
Cultural Diversity
A region populated by people from different places who have different customs.
Repeal
To end or remove a law
Boycott
A protest against a group or nation in which people refuse to buy goods from that group or nation.
Treason
An act of disloyalty to one’s country.
Ratify
To approve by a vote.
Loyalists
Colonists who remained faithful to the king of England.
Mercenary
A soldier paid to fight for another country.
Old World
Europe and England (also called the Old Country).
Indentured Servants
Immigrants who paid for their passage into North America by working for an employer for a set number of years.
Middle Ages
Period of about 1,000 years after the fall of Rome.
Prime Minister
Political leader of the United Kingdom.
Pilgrims
People who take a sacred journey.
Mayflower Compact
Allowed the Pilgrims to establish laws based on a majority vote,
Government
One or more people who exercise control over a society.
