| A | B |
| mercantilism | unfair or unbalanced trade by mother countries |
| trans-atlantic trade | "triangle trade" of raw materials, finished goods, and slaves across the atlantic |
| middle passage | the name of the journey of slaves from Africa to the "new world" |
| Benjamin Franklin | one of our founding fathers who was best known for his inventions and negotiating skills |
| Great Awakening | the spread of the baptist and southern gospel faith across the "new world" particularly in the south |
| tobacco | the cash crop of the southern colonies |
| middle-atlantic colonies | the "bread basket" colonies |
| Quebec | the first French settlement in the new world |
| Bacon's Rebellion | the rebellion of many farmers led by Nathaniel Bacon seeking more land from Native Americans |
| Powhatan | the Native American leader who helped the settlers at Jamestown |
| Virginia Company | the joint-stock company who invested in Jamestown |