13 Colonies Vocabulary Flashcards
Settlement in a new area.
Colony
A person who settles in a new area.
Settler
Unsettled land.
Frontier
Official document from the king of England to Settle in the new world.
Charter
Traveling to a new land with the purpose of discovery.
Exploration
Movement from one region to another.
Migration
A person moving to a new country.
Immigrant
A safe space.
Refuge
Crop that is sold for money.
Cash crop
Economic activity that involves making a new product.
Industry
Government with one leader who was born into the position.
Monarchy
Government that represents the people.
Representative government
Cash crop that was used to make blue dye.
Indigo
Named after Columbus. The exchange of food, animals, goods, customs, and ideas between the different countries.
Columbian Exchange
Only allowed the colonists to trade with their mother country.
Mercantilism