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| Puritans | Religious group that came from England to Massachusetts that wanted to reform, or “purify,” the Church of England. |
| proprietary colony | Land given for colonization by the English king that could be divided up as the owner saw fit. |
| royal colony | Colony under the direct control of the English crown. |
| Quakers | Protestant group from England that believed that all people were equal in God’s sight. |
| cash crops | Crops sold for money at market. |
| Mason-Dixon Line | Boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland that also divided the Middle and Southern colonies. |
| Act of Toleration | Law in Maryland that provided religious freedom for all Christians. |
| indigo | Plant grown in the South valuable for its blue dye |
| debtors | People who owed money that they could not pay back. |
| slave code | Laws passed in the South to deny slaves their basic rights and classify them as property. |
| mercantilism | Theory of trade that believed in strict control over trade routes and goods. |
| export | Goods sent to markets outside a country. |
| import | Goods brought into a country. |
| Navigation Act | Laws passed by Parliament to ensure that the American colonies could trade only with Britain |
| triangular trade | Three-legged trade route connecting the West Indies, Africa and New England. |
| indentured servent | People from England who came to the colonies to work for four to seven years to pay off the cost of their travel. |
