| A | B |
|---|
| plantation | A large farm, usually in the south |
| tobacco | A major crop grown in the south |
| charter | A document granting permission to claim land in the New World |
| Pilgrims | Group who settled in the Plymouth Colony |
| Puritans | Group who settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Quakers | Group who believed in tolerance, followed their conscience |
| toleration | Letting others practice their own beliefs |
| proprietor | A noble or lord who is granted a colony |
| proprietary government | A government ruled by a noble or lord who controls the land |
| self government | A government run by representatives of the people |
| triangle trade | Trading between the New World, Africa and Europe |
| House of Burgesses | Original form of representative government in Virginia |
| Mayflower Compact | Agreement signed by Pilgrim sailors |
| common | Open field in center of New England villages where cattle could graze |
| cash crops | Crops such as wheat, barley and rye that could be sold for cash at market |
| backcountry | Area at the base of the Appalaichan Mountains |
| debtors | People who owe money and cannot repay it |
| buffer | A protective zone bewteen two things |
