| A | B |
| apprentice | Young person who learns a skill from a more experienced worker |
| artisan | Skilled worker who makes things by hand |
| triangular trade routes | Three-sided trade route between the 13 colonies, the West Indies and Africa; included the slave trade |
| Middle Passage | Name given to the second leg of the triangulartrade routes; extended from West Africa to the West Indies |
| self-sufficient | Ability to rely on oneself for most of what one needs |
| town common | OPen space in the center of many New England and Middle Colony towns where cattle and sheep should graze |
| Great Awakening | Important religious movement among Christians that began in the colonies in the 1730s. This movement revived many colonists' interest in religion |
| almanac | Reference book with helpful facts and figures |
| Stono Rebellion | Slave rebellion in South Carolina in 1739 |