anything dealing with land and its physical features

good for farming and growing crops

anything that deals with the government and laws

people who wanted to clean up the practices of the church in England

people who wanted to separate from the Church of England

a business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses

idea that people organize themselves (create governments) to secure mutual protection and ensure order among its members

the ability of people to make their own laws

group of people who were abolitionists, against war and believed in equality

huge farms that required slave labor

a colony in which the proprietor, or owner, controlled the government

a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government

the lawmaking body in England

a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

anything dealing with people and their beliefs or culture

anything that deals with money

established Plymouth and came to America to practice their religion

a settlement of people

an official document that gives a person the right to establish a colony

a government in which people vote for their leaders to make decisions for them

an agreement

tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo-planted to sell

the Southern colonies economy depended on this

colonies which had governments with their own power and elected their own governor (ex. Connecticut)

rights of the people that are protected by the government

unwritten political policy by which England failed to enforce laws on the colonies thereby benefitting the development of the 13 colonies

type of government that has legal limits on its power, usually in the form of a constitution

a colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

rum for slaves and slaves for sugar and molasses

trade laws that required the colonies to trade mainly with England

a religious revival that encouraged people to return to church

a government in which people rule themselves

the colonies send raw materials to England and England sells them manufactured goods

a voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies

movement that began in Europe in the 1700s as people began examining the natural world, society, and government

farming

when there is little to no rainfall

rule by a king or queen

a governing body of colonists elected by the people

the mistreatment of an individual or group because of their religious beliefs

a person who does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders

the movement of people from the eastern coast (13 colonies) to the west

Colonists felt that the British government had no right to tax them because they had no representation in Parliament.