selling items (goods) to another country for profit

purchasing items (goods) from another country

possessions; articles of trade

an economic goal from a country - their trading should be as profitable as possible by exporting more than they import

not from one's place of birth

from one's place of birth

a person who leaves their native country and moves to another country

the lawmaking body of England - their Legislative Branch

war between Britain and France over land

imaginary line created to prevent conflict that said Colonists would live east of the line and Native Americans would live west of the line

Ben Franklin's plan that said the colonies needed to join together and form a central government - represented by the "Join or Die" flag

a slogan the Colonists used to protest being taxed by Parliament because there were no Colonial representatives in Parliament

unofficial British policy where they avoided enforcing Parliamentary laws (especially on trade) in American colonies

backcountry residents of NC who protested the corruption of government officials

NC battle between Governor Tryon's Militia and the Regulators (1771) which ended the Regulator Movement

one of the regions in NC that has fertile soil (some red clay) and the largest population

one of the regions in NC that has rocky terrain, a sparse population, and a strong winter economy

one of the regions in NC that has sandy soil and whose economy is based on tourism

the name for the land that was away from the coast in the 1600's

an imaginary line separating the Piedmont and Coast Plain regions

a long chain of sandy islands along the NC coast

a group of people who settle in a distant land but are still under the rule of their native land

a contact granted by a king that gives permission to explore, settle, and govern new land

owners of the Carolina colony after 1663

government ruled by a King or Queen

government in which the people rule themselves

person appointed by the Lords Proprietors to carry out their demands in the Carolina Colony

a group in colonial NC who helped and advised the governor and court system

group of early colonists in NC that decided how the colony was run that made laws

the exchange of plants, animals,diseases,and people between the Old World and the New World

the ability to resist an infection or an illness

Colonial region whose economy was based on the ocean (fishing, trade, whaling, shipbuilding, etc.)

Colonial region whose economy was successful and diverse with agriculture (mostly grains), craftsmen, and textile production

Colonial region whose economy was based on farming with large plantations and slavery

the path that most backcountry settlers used to immigrate to NC