| A | B |
| piedmont | area of rolling hills |
| fall line | edge of a plateau where rivers form waterfalls |
| proprietor | owner |
| religious tolerance | allowing people the freedom to worship as they please |
| Holy experiment | William Penn's atempt to govern his colony according to Quaker beliefs |
| William Penn | founder of Pennsylvania |
| yeoman | self sufficient farmer |
| backcountry | an unsettled area |
| subsistence | the minimum needed in food and shelter |
| apprentice | a person who learns a trade by working with a craftsperson |
| Ben Franklin | inventor, printer, writer |
| grist mill | center of small town life |