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| Mason-Dixon Line | the line, finished in 1767, which divided Maryland and Pennsylvania. It is considered the line that divides the Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies. |
| Lord Baltimore | A Roman Catholic who created the colony of Maryland in 1634. He welcomed Protestants as well as Catholics. |
| Act of Toleration | a law passed in Maryland in 1649. It stated that religious freedom was to be guaranteed to all Christians. |
| Bacon’s Rebellion | an uprising by Nathanial Bacon and many of his fellow farmers. |
| James Oglethorpe | An English soldier who founded Georgia in 1732. He wanted it to be a place where debtors could make a new start. |
| Indigo | a plant used to make a valuable blue dye. |
| Debtor | people who owed money they could not pay back |
| Buffer | a land located between two larger lands that reduces the possibility of conflict between them. |
| Plantation | a large estate farmed by many workers. |
| Slave code | laws that set out rules for slaves’ behavior and denied slaves their basic rights. |
| Racism | the belief that one race is superior to another |
