| A | B |
| cash crop | a crop people grew to sell rather than to use themselves |
| charter | a document giving people |
| claim | to say owns something |
| colonist | a person who lives in a colony |
| colony | a settlement started by people who leave their own country to live in another land |
| economy | the way people of a region use resources to meet their needs |
| governor | the leader of a colony or state |
| indentured servant | a person who agrees to work without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for some benefit |
| permanent | long-lasting |
| profit | the money left over after all expenses have been paid |
| raw material | a resource in its natural state that can be used to manufacture a product |
| stock | a share of ownership in a company |