Early Man
movement from one place to another
migration
A region close to the water which is affected by the tides, has very fertile soil.
Tidewater
variety; many different kinds
diversity
Supply money for something
finance
People who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens in government
representatives
a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
straight
a farmer who grows just enough to feed his or her family
subsistence farmer
to cancel a law
repeal
A colony ruled by a governor who was appointed by the king or queen
royal colony
fought between the American colonies and Great Britain- American colonies won the war and gained independence and British land in North America.
Revolutionary War
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
blockade
Science of getting ships from one place to another
navigation
Complete control of a product or business by one person or a group
monopoly
A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.
joint-stock company
branch of government that makes the laws
legislative branch
A good or service produced in the home country and sold in another country.
export
negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority
prejudice
Group of civilians trained to fight in an emergency
militia
Branch of government that enforces the laws
executive branch
the branch of government that interprets the laws
judicial branch
How many years has Mrs. Kinner been teaching?
Over 26 years
to use your money to help a business get started or grow
invest
Large estate or farm that used enslaved people or hired workers to grow and harvest crops.
plantation
American colonists who opposed the war for independence and preferred to remain part of the British Empire.
Loyalists
American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won.
Patriots