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13 colines
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plantation | a large specializing in cash drops |
| indentured servant | a person contracted to work for 5-7 years in return for their journey to the colonies |
| slave | a person who is taken against their will and forced to a lifetime of servitude |
| Town common | the center of a new england village |
| apprentice | a person who learns a skill or trade from a professional in that area |
| import | goods brought in from other locations |
| export | goods brought in from other locations to sell or trade |
| agriculture | the business of farming and /or raising livestock |
| colonial assembles | colonists elected to speak on behalf of the people to make laws for the colonial |
| Royal Governor | a leader appointed by the king to enforce British rule in the colony |
| surplus | an extra supply of goods |
| merchant | a person who buys and sells goods a traveling trader |
| Natural resources | things found in nature that are beneficial to people |
| colony | a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country |