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13 Colonies - Miss H
13 Colonies Study Resources
Term | Definition |
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Roanoke | First attempted British settlement in North America, known as "The Lost Colony" due to the mysterious fate of the colonists |
Cash Crop(s) | Valuable commodity grown in abundance and sold for a profit - Crop sold for money |
Puritans | Religious group that wanted to improve, or purify, the Church of England - Salem Witchcraft trials |
Plantation | Large farms that helped drive the Southern economy - Many worked by slaves |
Staple Crop(s) | Food commonly grown in order to survive |
Pilgrims | Religious group that left England because of religious persecution - Mayflower |
Quakers | Religious group led by William Penn - Friendly with the Natives |
Immigrant | A person who leaves his/her country to live in another country |
Indentured Servant | People who signed contracts to work 4-7 years in return for a paid journey to America |
Jamestown | First permanent British settlement in North America - located in Virginia |
Mayflower Compact | Legal contract signed by Mayflower men to make a government with fair laws for the general good |
Slave | Unpaid worker on Southern plantations growing tobacco, indigo and rice |