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13 Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| economic | relating to trade, industry, and money |
| social | interactions and relationships with other people |
| political | having to do with government |
| New England Colonies | Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire |
| climate | Overall weather in an area over a long period of time |
| Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware |
| William Penn | A Quaker that founded Pennsylvania to establish a place where his people and others could live in peace and be free from persecution. |
| Southern Colonies | Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
| plantation | A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale |
| Atlantic Ocean | Ocean that was the eastern border of the original 13 colonies |
| Appalachian Mountains | A mountain range that was the western border of the original 13 British Colonies |
| geography | the study of the earth's physical and cultural features |