| A | B |
|---|
| Puritans | wanted to "purify" Church of England |
| toleration | accepts other religions |
| common | an open field |
| Sabbath | holy day of rest |
| town meetings | settlers discussed issues |
| patroons | owners of huge estates |
| proprietary colony | land given by the King |
| royal colony | colony controlled by English crown |
| backcountry | eastern slopes of Appalachian Mountians |
| Act of Toleration | Act gave freedom to all Christians |
| debtors | people who owed money |
| buffer | land between 2 other areas |
| plantation | land farmed by many workers |
| slave codes | laws that took away slaves' freedom |
| racism | belief that one race is superior to other races |
| mercantilism | economic theory using gold and trade |
| imports | goods brought into a country |
| exports | goods sent to markets outside country |
| triangular trade | trade route with 3 legs |
| legislature | group of people who make laws |
| gentry | top of society |
| middle class | farmers, craftsman, tradespeople |
| indentured servants | worked without pay for people who paid their way over |
| public schools | schools supported by taxes |
| apprentice | boys who worked for a master to learn a trade |
| Enlightenment | natural laws that governed human behavior |
