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southern colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| refuge | a safe place |
| royal colony | a colony controlled by the king |
| proprietary colony | a colony controlled by a proprietor (person or group of people |
| Toleration Act | act passed in Maryland that gave religious freedom to all Christians |
| constitution | a written plan of government |
| debters | people who had been put in prison for owing money |
| backcountry | what the settlers called the land beyond or "in the back of" the area settled by Europeans |