| Term |
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| Description |
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| Maryland |
colony formed to give religious freedom to both Catholics and Protestants |
| Georgia |
colony formed to give debtors a place to make a new start |
| Carolinas |
started as one colony that was set up as a farming community |
| debtors |
people who owed more money than they could pay |
| slaves |
people brought to America against their will and belonged to their owners for the rest of their lives |
| indentured servant |
gained freedom after working to repay the person who paid for their passage to America |
| French colonies |
run by military leaders who made strict rules |
| Lord Baltimore |
founded the colony of Maryland |
| George Whitefield |
a popular preacher during the Great Awakening |
| blacksmith |
someone who makes iron into useful items |
| England |
most successful in colonizing North America |
| viceroys |
representatives of the King of Spain who ruled the Spanish colonies |
| proprietors |
land owners who formed colonies in America |