| A | B |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | 1st written constitution in North America |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1st representative assembly |
| Civil body politic | Mayflower Compact |
| Refuge for debtors | Georgia |
| 1st permanent settlement | Jamestown |
| exchanged labor for ship fare | indentured servant |
| 1619 | 1st slaves arrive in Jamestown |
| 1607 | 1st permanent settlment |
| 1620 | Pilgrims arrive in Massachusetts |
| Great Awakening | A religious fervor in the early 1700s |
| New England Colonies | practiced subsistence farming |
| Southern Colonies | long, hot summers, fertile soil |
| Middle Colonies | cattle, grain, cash crops |
| Writ of Assistance | search warrant |
| Grievance | a complaint |
| boycott | to refuse to buy |
| repeal | to cancel or take back |
| Appalachain Mountains | western border of 13 colonies |
| Navigation Acts | Colonist could only trade with England |
| Albany Plan of Union | suggested colonist should join together |