colony- a land ruled by another country
plantations- large farms
slavery- the practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders
rawmaterial- a resource that can be used to make a product
stock- a share of ownership in a company
Jamestown- the first English settlement in the “new world” (in Virginia)
cashcrop- a crop that people grow to sell
indentured servant- a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America
represent- to speak for
established church- a church established and supported by the government
royal colony- a colony owned by a monarch
pilgrim -a person who makes a journey for religious reasons
frontier -lands beyond areas that were settled by colonists
industry- the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service
Middle Passage- the long journey slaves took across the Atlantic ocean from Africa to the English colonies.
exports- products sent to other countries
imports -products brought into the country (from other countries)
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