Vocabulary
a person who moves to a new country to live
Immigration
an area of mostly level, high ground
Plateau
a settlement ruled by a country far away
Colony
Atlantic Ocean
how many English Colonies are there
Thirteen
money owed to someone else
debt
This river runs through West Africa, and is used for fishing and trading
Niger River
the state of being rich or having many possessions
Wealth
Maryland is named after this woman
Henrietta Maria
This colony is cold, Boston was it's active port, and education was important.
New England Colony
the system of producing, selling, and buying good and services
Economy
this ruler is known to be the richest and greatest ruler
Mansa Musa
this country traveled to America for power and wealth
Europe
George Calvert was given this name as the owner of the Maryland Colony ( rhymes with Chord)
Lord Baltimore
This colony has New York and Philadelphia as trading ports, grew wheat and corn, and had Quaker beliefs of peace and no violence
The Middle Colonies
a document that describes how a city government works.
Charter
This West African religion was created by Muhammad
Europeans used this to bring new animals and plants that had a big impact on North and South America
The Columbian Exchange
These people worked to pay off a debt
Indentured Servants
This colony's goal was to make a profit from large plantations, tobacco, and a government called the House of Burgesses
The Southern Colonies
to persuade a person to change to a different religion
Convert
This person passess down stories of West African History to generations
Griots
This was the first surviving colony in Virginia
Jamestown
Maryland Colony's first Capital
St. Mary's City
All three colonies have this one thing in common
Enslaved Africans