| A | B |
|---|
| plantation | a large Southern farm |
| backcountry | the name the colonists gave to the foothills between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain |
| free enterprise | a system in which any person can start a business and decide what to make, how much to produce, and what price to charge |
| slave trade | the business of buying and selling people for profit |
| Middle Passage | the triangular trade route's middle leg, which began in Africa and ended in the West Indies. |
| agriculture | the business of farming |
| overseer | the boss of a plantation |
| treason | betraying one's country by helping the enemy |
| autobiography | the story of a person's own life, written by himself or herself |
| export | to send goods to other countries for sale or trade |
| triangular trade | a trade route ranging from the colonies to Africa to the West Indies to the colonies |
| assembly | a lawnmaking body |
| industry | all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service |
| slave codes | rules designed to keep enslaved workers under control |
| frontier | the far edge of a country, where people are just beginning to settle |
| militia | a colonial military force made up of volunteer |
