| A | B |
| census | a population count |
| Eliza L. Pinckney | Discovered indigo would grow in Carolina |
| Stono Rebellion | 1739 slave rebellion |
| Mercantilism | Close regulation of trade for the benefit of the state |
| Staple Crop | a crop grown for money |
| Indigo | a blue dye |
| Navication Acts | British laws to control colonial trade |
| Carolina Gold | Carolina Rice |
| Indentured Servants | Agreed to work in exchange for passage |
| Middle Passage | Carrying slaves from Africa to the New World |
| Captain Thurberc | Gave rice to colonists |
| Jemmy | Led Stono Rebellion |
| Royal African Company | English slave trading company |
| Negro Act of 1740 | Created a slave code |
| Jonathan Lucas | Invented rice mill driven by waterpower |