| A | B |
|---|
| Subsistence Farming | farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced |
| Triangular Trade | a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa |
| Cash Crop | farm crop raised to be sold for money |
| Diversity | variety or difference |
| Tidewater | a region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast |
| Backcountry | a region of hills and forests west of the Tidewater |
| Overseer | a person who supervises a large operation or its workers |
| Mercantilism | the theory that a state's or nation's power depended on its wealth |
| Export | to sell goods abroad |
| Import | to buy goods from foreign markets |
| Smuggling | trading illegally with other nations |
| Charter Colony | colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle |
| Proprietary Colony | colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted |
| Royal Colony | colony run by a governor and a council appointed by the king or queen |
| Apprentice | assistant who is assigned to learn the trade of a skilled craftsman |
| Literacy | the ability to read and write |
| Iroquois Confederacy | a powerful group of Native Americans in the eastern part of the United States made up of five nations |
| Militia | a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
| Alliance | a close associationof nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes |
| Speculator | a person who risks money in order to make a large profit |
| The Iroquois Confederacy | Mohawks, Senecas, Cayugas, Onondagas, and Oneidas |
