| A | B |
| proprietary colony | owner of a huge estate in a Dutch Colony |
| proprietor | an English colony in which the king agave land to one or more in exchange for a yearly payment |
| royal colony | an English colony under control of the king |
| cash crop | crop sold for money at the market (wheat, barley,rye, tobacco...) |
| patroon | owner of a huge estate in a Dutch colony |
| Peter Stuyvesant | governor of New Netherlands - unpopular, harsh rules & heavy taxes. No support from colonists surrendered to England 1664 |
| William Penn | founded colony Pennsylvania 1682 for religious & political freedom |
| Quakers | Protestant reformers believed all people equal in God's eyes, against war, refused pay taxes or serve in army |
| Breadbasket Colonies | name given to Middle Colonies - export a lot of grain |