| A | B |
|---|
| Puritan | English worshippers wishing to "purify" the church |
| Shipright | Carpenter skilled in shipbuilding |
| Triangular trade | 3 cornered (country) trade |
| Commons | large grassy area in center of town |
| Meeting House | place of worship |
| Town Meeting | where men met to make decisions about their village |
| Grammar School | secondary school (upper grades) |
| Proprietor | owner of a colony |
| Hugenot | French Protestants who fled France because of religious persecution |
| debtor | person who owed money |
| cash crop | crops sold for money |
| Plantation | large farm |
| indigo | plant which a blue dye was made |
| county seat | courthouse in main town of county |
| slave quarter | special area plantation workers lived |
| back country | small farms located in frontier area |
| Tidewater | places near rivers that were effected by the ocean |
| indentured servant | peole who worked 5 to 7 years to pay off their passage or debt |
| Toleration Act of 1649 | Declaration that all Christian (Protestant or Catholic) could worship freely |
| Number of New England Colonies | 13 |
