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| Piedmont | A region of rolling hills east of the Appalachian Mountains |
| fall line | A line connecting waterfalls up and down the East Coast that marks the place where the height of the land drops |
| Proprietor | The owner of something, particularly land or a business |
| Religious toleration | Allowing people to worship God the way they think is right |
| “holy experiment” | a phrase William Penn used to describe his colony of Pennsylvania, because it was governed according to Quaker beliefs |
| yeoman | A farmer who owns enough land to provide his family’s basic needs |
| backcountry | The frontier area of each colony |
| subsistence | A word used to describe farmers who raised just enough to feed themselves and their families |
| apprentice | Someone working for a more experienced person to learn a skill |
