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Southern Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| refuge | a safe place |
| royal colony | a colony controlled by the king |
| proprietary coloney | a colony controlled by a proprietor |
| Toleration Act | act passed in Maryland that gave religious freedom to all Christians |
| constitution | a written plan of goverment |
| debtors | people who had been put in prison for owing money |
| backcountry | what settlers called the land beyond, or "in the back of" area settled by Europeans |
| Great Wagon Road | Native American trail used by settlers to travel into the backcountry with loaded wagons |