a place where people move from one country to live in a new land, but the land is still ruled by their home country.

large farm where one main crop is grown and sold.

a crop that farmers grow to sell for money, not just to eat themselves.

New England Colonial Region

the northern part of the 13 colonies. The land had rocky soil and many forests, so people worked in fishing, shipbuilding, and lumber instead of large farming.

Middle Colonial Region

the area that had good soil and mild weather, which made them great for farming. Farmers grew lots of grain like wheat and corn, so this region was sometimes called the breadbasket colonies.

Southern Colonial Region

the area that had warm weather and long growing seasons, which helped large farms called plantations grow cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.

a person who buys and sells goods to make money.

trading goods or services without using money.

to send goods to another country to sell them.

to bring goods from another country into your own country to sell or use.

a trade system between three places: Europe, Africa, and the American colonies where ships carried goods and people between the three areas.

a time in the American colonies during the 1700s when many people became very interested in religion again. It encouraged people to think for themselves about religion instead of always following church leaders.

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Colonial America

Colonial Regions and 13 Colonies

Term	Definition
colony	a place where people move from one country to live in a new land, but the land is still ruled by their home country.
plantation	large farm where one main crop is grown and sold.
cash crop	a crop that farmers grow to sell for money, not just to eat themselves.
New England Colonial Region	the northern part of the 13 colonies. The land had rocky soil and many forests, so people worked in fishing, shipbuilding, and lumber instead of large farming.
Middle Colonial Region	the area that had good soil and mild weather, which made them great for farming. Farmers grew lots of grain like wheat and corn, so this region was sometimes called the breadbasket colonies.
Southern Colonial Region	the area that had warm weather and long growing seasons, which helped large farms called plantations grow cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.
merchant	a person who buys and sells goods to make money.
barter	trading goods or services without using money.
export	to send goods to another country to sell them.
import	to bring goods from another country into your own country to sell or use.
Triangular Trade	a trade system between three places: Europe, Africa, and the American colonies where ships carried goods and people between the three areas.
The Great Awakening	a time in the American colonies during the 1700s when many people became very interested in religion again. It encouraged people to think for themselves about religion instead of always following church leaders.
colonist	a person living in a colony

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