| A | B |
|---|
| town meeting | a meeting where male landowners could take part in government |
| common | an open area where sheep and cattle grazed |
| militia | volunteer army |
| farm produce | fruits, grains, and vegetables--for goods and services |
| imports | goods brought into the colonies from other countries |
| Conestogas | big covered wagons |
| county seat | the main town for a county |
| county | a large part of a colony |
| exports | goods to be sold in other countries |
| triangle trade routes | ships routes that linked Britian, the British colonies and Africa |
| apprentice | a child who learns a trade by moving in with a family and helping with the business for several years |
| planters | another name for plantation owners |
| broker | a person who is paid to buy and sell for someone else |
| indentured servant | a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time |
| auction | public sale |
| frontier | western border of settlement |
| generalization | a statement based on facts |
