| A | B |
| "colony fever" | too many people were coming to the colonies |
| slave trade | business of buying and selling people |
| export | to send goods to other countries |
| import | to bring in goods from another country |
| agriculture | business of farming |
| free enterprise | people can start any business they want |
| industries | all the businesses that make one kind of product |
| New England colones exports | ships, wood products, fish |
| Middle Colonies exports | grain |
| Southern Colonies exports | rice, indigo, tobacco |