Key Terms
A crop grown to sell for profit rather than for personal use (e.g., tobacco, rice, indigo).
Cash Crop
The Revolutionary War happened in this year
1719
What year was the 13 coloines established
1700
Who was the only people allowed to vote
Free Adult white Men
An official document granting a person or group the right to start a colony.
Charter
South Carolina offically becomes a royal colony in this year
1729
New England Colonies were made up of what states.
NH, MA, RI, CT
What was the job of "BURGESSES"
To make colony's laws
A person who disagrees with official religious or political views.
Dissenter
The fundamental Constitution of Carolina was formed in this year
1669
Middle Colonies were made up of what states.
NY, NJ, PA, DE
What was the Suthern Colony's most valuable cash crop
Tabacco
A person who worked for a set number of years in exchange for passage, food, and housing.
Indentured Servant
The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact
1620
Southern Colonies were made up of what states.
MD, VA,NC, SC, GA
What is an Indentured Servant
A person who works on a contract (4yrs - 10yrs); got food , housing, and when contract ends got money and land
Farming that produces just enough food for a family's own needs.
Subsistence Farming
James town was founded in this year
1607
Pilgrims and Puritans settled in which of the colonies?
New England
Define Enslaved Africans
Bought and sold no contract; had no rights and worked for life without pay