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Colonization

7th Grade

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13 Colonies The colonies along the east coast of North America that were controlled by England and eventually would become the U.S.
Cash Crop A plant grown in large amounts to sell (cotton, rice, indigo, tobacco)
Colony An area of land owned and controlled by another country.
Colonizer A European country that took over an area on another country (England, Spain, France, Portugal, Dutch)
Economic Having to do with the money or trade of a country.
Enslavement To be owned, controlled, and forced to work for free by another person.
Finished Product A good that has been made from a natural resource and is ready to be sold. (Example: Wood benign turned into a chair)
Fur Trade The trade of animal furs between trappers in North America and Europe.
Indentured Servant A person who agrees to work for another person for a set period of time as payment for their trip from Europe to the Americas.
Jamestown The first permanent English colony in North America.
Joint-Stock Company When groups of wealthy Europeans put their money together to start a colony and shared the profits from the colony.
Mercantilism When a country tries to improve its economy by selling more goods to other countries and buying less goods.
Middle Colonies Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. These colonies relied heavily on trade and growing wheat and corn.
Middle Passage The route from Africa to North America where slaves were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean.
Mother Country A European country that took over an area on another country (England, Spain, France, Portugal, Dutch)
Natural Resources Resources that come from nature (iron, wood, stone, cash crops)
New England Colonies Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Colonies that were the furthest north. These colonies had long winters and rocky soil; they relied mostly on fishing.
Pilgrim A colonist who traveled to Massachusetts for religious freedom.
Plantation A large farm where one type of cash crop was grown using slave labor.
Slave A person forced to work and be owned against their will.
Southern Colonies Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. These colonies were the furthest south and had warm climates. These colonies grew cash crops using slave labor.
Trade To buy and sell goods with another county.
Triangular Trade The trading of goods between North America, Europe, and Africa.
Virginia Company A joint-stock company that created the first English colonies in Virginia.
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