13 Colonies Unit Flashcards
Agriculture
Farming.
Slaves
Black people who worked for gentleman and had no rights at all and lived in horrible places.
New England Colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut.
Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, New Jersey.
Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Export
Ship products to be sold in other countries.
Import
Bring something from a different country that are for sale.
Apprentice
Working for someone to learn.
Town common
A chunk of land that belongs to everyone in a community.
Plantation
A huge piece of land that was often sectioned off into several different farms.
Royal Governors
A person chosen by the king to represent that colony.
Colonial Assemblies
Elected colonists who made laws.
Indentured Servant
Young adults who chose to sign a contract to work for 5, 6, or 7 years in exchange for free passage to the New World.