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| Middle Colonies | English colonial region that had a variety of people from different countries. This colonial region had a lot of trade and large cities grew on its bays and harbors. |
| William Penn | An English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1677. |
| indentured servant | A person who agreed to work for someone else for a certain period of time without pay. In early America, indentured servants usually worked to pay back the money their employers spent to bring them to America |
| plantation | A large farm that is dedicated to growing a lot of one or two types of crops. In colonial America, plantations developed in the Southern colonies and relied on the work of enslaved people |
| Puritan | A person who belonged to a religious group that broke away from the official Church of England in the late 1500s. Puritans believed religion should be simple and based mostly on the words of the Bible |
| Quaker | A person who belongs to a Christian religious group that believes in peace and the equality of all people |
| slavery | A system in which some people are owned by other people and forced to work for them. In the United States, slavery lasted from the colonial period until 1865. Almost all enslaved people in the United States were people of African descent |
| subsistence farming | A type of farming in which people grow only enough crops to feed their families and do not sell crops to others |
| Southern Colonies | English colonial region that relied on agriculture with large farms that relied on slave labor |
| New England Colonies | English colonial region that was settled mainly by colonists who were looking for freedom to practice their religion. |
