| A | B |
|---|
| 1620 | Founding of Plymouth colony |
| Pilgrims | Puritans who left England for Plymouth |
| Puritans | Morally conservative English religious group |
| Puritan work ethic | Puritan belief that people are judged by their hard work and efforts, and should avoid laziness |
| joint-stock company | company financed by a group of investors who share risk |
| Virginia Company of London | Financed the Jamestown colony |
| Virginia Company of Plymouth | Financed the Plymouth colony |
| Algonquin | Group of East coast Native American tribes |
| John Rolfe | introduced Orinoco tobacco to Virginia |
| Orinoco tobacco | South American variety of tobacco grown successfully in Virginia as cash crop |
| Cash crop | Crop grown in large quantities to be sold and exported |
| indentured servant | Person bound by law to work off debt |
| House of Burgesses | Representative assembly of Virginia |
| Great Migration | Movement of tens of thousands of Puritans to New England in the 1600's |
| Cape Cod | Stretch of land and barrier islands forming the eastern boundary of Massachusetts Bay |
| John Winthrop | Pilgrim governor of the Massachusetts commonwealth |
| commonwealth | A community organized to achieve the good of the whole |
| New England Way | The tradition of church-centered "town hall" style government in New England |
| Roger Williams/Anne Hutchinson | Religious dissenters |
| King Philip's War | 1676 Massachusetts war for Native American land. |
| Salem Witch Trials | Held in Massachusetts 1692, 20 people excuted for alleged witchcraft, example of "mass hysteria". |
| zealot | A fanatical believer |
| theocracy | Government by religion |
| entrepreneur | A person who starts and profits from business. |
| Appalachain Mts | Mountain chain alond Eastern US |
| Backcountry | Appalachian lands settled by the colonists |
| Scots Irish | Irish of Scottish descent, settled in Appalachia |
| Planter class | Wealthy plantation owners |
| Slavery | Forced , involuntary labor |
| Middle Colonies | Includes NY, NJ, PA, DE |
| New England | Includes CT, RI, VT, NH, MA, ME |
| Southern Colonies | Included MD, VA, NC, SC, GA |
| Subsistence farming | Farming to meet the needs of the farm family |
| Township | A small political area with a town and surrounding farms |
| tolerance | Acceptance of people of different races or nationalities |
| diversity | Variety of races and nationalities |
| plantation | Large farm based on cash crops and slavery |
| joint stock company | A company financed by investors called stockholders |
| charter | A document granting rights and establishing a government. |
| Navigation Acts | British laws ensuring that Britain benefited most by colonial trade. |
| gristmill | Waterpowered mill for grinding grain into flour or meal. |
| import | goods brought into a country or othe area. |
| export | good sent away from one area to another. |
| harbor | a cove along a coastline that is protected from waves. |
| fall line | The point on a river where waterfalls and rapids are common. |
