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| Middle Colonies | these colonies were also known as the "bread colonies" and included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware |
| Southern Colonies | these colonies were known for having large plantations that grew mainly cash crops, they included Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina |
| plantation | a very large farm that usually grows cash crops |
| Puritans | a religious group that wanted to "purify" the Church of England, they came to the colonies in 1636 and started the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| New England Colonies | these colonies are in the Northeastern part of the country and included Massachusetts Bay/Plymouth, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut |
| charter | a legal document that gives land to a company or person to create a colony |
| indentured servants | people that agree to work for a set amount of time in exchange for passage to the colonies and sometimes land |
| cash crops | crops that usually grown only for the purpose of making a profit |
| company | investors who provided ships, tools, food, water, and protection for the people that moved to America |
| Maryland | this colony was started by Lord Baltimore as a safe place for Catholics to practice their religion |
| Pennsylvania | this colony was started by William Penn as a safe place for Quakers to practice their religion |
| Georgia | this colony was started by James Oglethorpe as an alternative to debtors prisons |
| New York | this colony was started by James the Duke of York and Dutch settlers for economic opportunities |
| proprietor, company, and royal | the 3 different types of charters that were given for the colonies |
