New England Colonies
Farming basically to grow enough food to feed your family
Subsistence Farming
People who move to live in a new place
Settlers
A person who lives in a colony
Colonist
Another word for farming
agriculture
Something grown on a vast field to you can sell for money
cash crop
The right to choose and practice a faith
Religious Freedom
A staunch, religious group who came from England in order to change the church.
Puritans
A dark blue color or dye
Indigo
A land controlled by another country
Colony
A group of people living together in one place
Beliefs and Worship (ex. Christianity, Islam, Catholicism)
Religion
English setters who came for religious freedom and settled in Massachusetts in 1620.
Pilgrims
A plant whose leaves are dried and used to make cigarettes
tobacco
How people make money through jobs, trade, and resources; buying and selling
Economy
The leader of a colony or state
governor
Name the four New England Colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Name the Middle Colonies
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
Name the Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
The first peoples to live in North America and South America
Native Americans
Being treated badly for your religion or beliefs
Persecute
The first legal document created by the 13 Colonies happened in 1620.
Mayflower Compact
These colonies are known as the...
Breadbasket Colonies
People that exchange goods for other goods
Trade
A very large farm where crops are grown that uses enslaved labor
plantation
A system where people are forced to work without pay or freedom
Slavery