A place that is settled by a group of people outside their home country.

descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a place and especially of a place that was colonized

When people buy and sell things with each other; exchange of goods and services, often for money.

cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock

something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery

geographic area distinguished by similar features

A special paper from a king or queen that gave a person permission to start a colony.

A person who signs a contract to work for another without getting paid for a few years in exchange for a trip to America.

First permanent English settlement, 1607

A famous protest where a group of colonists, dressed as Native Americans, snuck onto British ships and dumped all the tea into Boston Harbor to protest the unfair taxes.

A secret group of patriots who organized protests and helped fight against the British. They were key in planning events like the Boston Tea Party.

A group of women who supported the Patriot cause. They would weave their own cloth and make their own goods to protest British taxes and help the colonies become more self-sufficient.

A person who remained loyal to the British King and did not support the American Revolution.

A person who supported the American colonies' fight for independence from Great Britain.

It is a set of beliefs and practices that people follow to understand the world and find meaning in their lives.

A war fought from 1775 to 1783 where the thirteen American colonies gained their independence from Great Britain.

Enslavement is a cruel and unjust system where one person is taken by another as if they were property. People who are enslaved are forced to work without pay and have no freedom.

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Colonies and Am. Rev

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Term	Definition
Colony	A place that is settled by a group of people outside their home country.
Indigenous	descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a place and especially of a place that was colonized
Trade	When people buy and sell things with each other; exchange of goods and services, often for money.
Agriculture	cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock
Manufacturing	something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery
Region	geographic area distinguished by similar features
Charter	A special paper from a king or queen that gave a person permission to start a colony.
Indentured servant	A person who signs a contract to work for another without getting paid for a few years in exchange for a trip to America.
Jamestown, VA	First permanent English settlement, 1607
Boston Tea Party	A famous protest where a group of colonists, dressed as Native Americans, snuck onto British ships and dumped all the tea into Boston Harbor to protest the unfair taxes.
Sons of Liberty	A secret group of patriots who organized protests and helped fight against the British. They were key in planning events like the Boston Tea Party.
Daughters of Liberty	A group of women who supported the Patriot cause. They would weave their own cloth and make their own goods to protest British taxes and help the colonies become more self-sufficient.
Loyalist	A person who remained loyal to the British King and did not support the American Revolution.
Patriot	A person who supported the American colonies' fight for independence from Great Britain.
Religion	It is a set of beliefs and practices that people follow to understand the world and find meaning in their lives.
American Revolution	A war fought from 1775 to 1783 where the thirteen American colonies gained their independence from Great Britain.
Enslavement	Enslavement is a cruel and unjust system where one person is taken by another as if they were property. People who are enslaved are forced to work without pay and have no freedom.

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