| A | B |
|---|
| Mercantilism | a nation’s economic strength comes from protecting and increasing its home economy by keeping strict control over its colonial trade |
| Colonization | to create a colony in or on (a place) : to take control of (an area) and send people to live there |
| New England | short growing season, rocky soil, cold harsh winter |
| Southern Colonies | long growing season, hot and humid climate |
| House of Burgesses | first representative government |
| Jamestown | first permanent English settlement |
| Mayflower Compact | compact created by Pilgrims for self-government |
| Plymouth | Massachusettes, Pilgrims, came for religious freedom in 1620 |
| Cash Crop | crops planted for profit (tobacco, cotton, etc) |
| Religious Freedom | Freedom to practice one's beliefs |
| Religious Tolerance | a willingness to let other practice their own beliefs |
| Representative Government | a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people |
| Middle Colonies | Mild climate, "Breadbasket" |
