A | B |
dissent | disagreement |
expel | to force to leave |
industry | all the businesses that make one kind of product or offer one kind of service |
imports | goods brought into a country |
exports | goods sent out of a country |
triangular trade route | a route that connected the English colonies, England, the west Indies, and the west coast of Africa |
Middle Passage | a passage across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the English colonies |
refuge | a safe place |
proprietor | an owner |
trial by jury | people accused of crimes will have their case decided by a group of citizens |
immigrant | a person who comes into a country to make a new home there |
diversity | a group thrown together from many parts of the world |
religious toleration | acceptance of religious differences |
apprentice | a young person that learns a trade from a master artisan |
primary source | records and artifacts made by people who took part in or saw an event |
secondary source | a record of an event made by someone who was not there at the time |
constitution | a written plan of government |
debtor | people who owe money |
planter | plantation owners |
indigo | a plant that produces a blue dye used to color clothing |
broker | people who are paid to buy and sell for someone else |
naval stores | products used to make or repair ships |