Name given to the government and people of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)

A plant whose leaves are dried and sold as a cash crop

small communities

The way in which an area’s goods and services are produced, bought, and sold

people who settle in colonies

Individuals who agreed to work for a period of time in exchange for free passage from Europe to the New World (America)

three large areas into which the 13 British colonies were divided

Type of government in which the power lies with the people

This early colony is known as the "Lost Colony"

This early colony found that growing and selling tobacco could make their colony rich.

This early colony was settled by a group called "Pilgrims" who wanted a place where they could practice their religion freely.

This early colony was settled in present day Massachusetts.

Pennsylvania became the home for Quakers in this colonial region.

English "debtors" who were jailed for not paying their debts were sent to Georgia, in this colonial region.

People in this colonial region grew cash crops like tobacco, indigo and rice and relied on slaves to do the work.

This colonial region was home to the Puritans, a religious group that was treated badly back in England.

Rocky soil allowed only small farms so many people made money lumbering, building ships and hunting whales.

Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island was founded for ___.