| A | B |
| King Charles I | King of England who gave the Puritans a charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 |
| John Winthrop | 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Covenant | In colonial New England, a contract signed by each free man that bound his family to live by Puritan rules |
| Roger Williams | Puritan minister who founded the colony of Rhode Island |
| Tolerate | To allow people to have different beliefs from your own |
| Anne Hutchinson | Puritan founder of Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
| Thomas Hooker | Puritan minister who founded the colony of Connecticut |
| Metacomet | He led one of the last Native American battles against the colonists in New England |
| New Netherland | A Dutch colony in North America that included parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut |
| New Amsterdam | An early Dutch settlement in New Netherland, on the site of present-day New York City |
| King Charles II | King of England when England made the Dutch colony of New Netherland a part of the Middle Colonies |
| William Penn | Quaker leader who founded the colony of Pennsylvania |
| Middle Colonies | The name given to the English Colonies of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania before the American Revolution |
| Conestoga | A sturdy wagon used by colonists and pioneers to carry people and goods |
| Proprietor | A person who owns a property or a business |
| Southern Colonies | The name given to the English colonies of Georgia, Maryland, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, and Virginia before the American Revolution |
| Tomochichi | Chief of the Yamacraw who gave James Oglethorpe land for the Savannah settlement |
| James Oglethorpe | British military officer who founded the colony of Georgia |
| Debtor | A person who owes money |
| King George II | King of England during the French and Indian War |
| Indigo | A plant that is used to produce a blue dye |
| Savannah | A port city in southeastern Georgia |