| A | B |
|---|
| colony | land ruled by another country |
| plantation | large farms |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay |
| borderlands | areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions |
| presidio | forts |
| mission | religious settlements |
| hacienda | large or homes or estates |
| raw material | a resource that can be used to make a product |
| stock | part ownership in a business |
| cash crop | a crop that people grow to sell |
| profit | money left over after all costs have been paid |
| indentured servant | people who agree to work without pay for a length of time in exchange for a paid passage somewhere |
| legislature | a lawmaking branch of the government |
| represent | to speak for others |
| royal colony | a colony owned by the king |
| pilgrim | a person who makes a journey for religious reasons |
| compact | an agreement |
| self-government | the right to govern one self |
| majority rule | more than half the people agree |
| demand | desire |
| supply | the amount of a good that is offered for sale |
| ally | partners |
| proprietary colony | a colony owned by one person |
