| A | B |
| colony | land ruled by another country |
| plantation | a large farm |
| presidio | a Spanish fort |
| mission | a Spanish religious settlement |
| hacienda | a large Spanish estate for raising livestock |
| raw material | a resource that can be used to make a product |
| stock | a share of ownership in a company |
| cash crop | a crop that people grow to sell |
| indentured servant | people who work without pay to settle debt |
| legislature | a lawmaking brach of government |
| established church | a church supported by the government |
| royal colony | a colony owned by the King |
| governor | a leader who shares power with lawmakers |
| pilgrim | a colonist looking for religious freedom |
| compact | an agreement |
| allies | partners |
| proprietary colony | a colony owned by one person |
| Samuel de Champlain | founded Quebec in 1608 |
| Quebec | the first French settlement in North America |
| Peter Minuit | governor of New Netherland |
| Marquette, Joliet, LaSalle | French Mississippi River explorers |
| William Bradford | governor of Plymouth colony |
| John Smith | leader of Jametown |
| John Rolfe | Virginia tobacco entrepreneur |
| Powhatan | Indians of Jamestown area |
| Algonquain | Indians of New Netherland area |
| Huron | Indian of French settled areas |
| King Phillip II | Spanish king during early colonial period |
| King Louis 16th | French king Louisiana named for |
| King James I | English king Jamestown named for |
| Queen Elizabeth I | English queen Virginia named for |