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13 Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| climate | Overall weather in an area over a long period of time |
| geography | the study of the earth's physical and cultural features |
| Puritans | A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay. |
| Separatists | people who separated from the Church of England |
| Pilgrim | a person who makes a journey for religious reasons |
| Triangular Trade | A system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa |
| temperate | mild, moderate |
| agriculture | the science or practice of farming, growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food and other products. |
| textiles | cloth items |
| plantation | A large farm that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale. |
| indentured servant | Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years |
| cash crops | crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit |