Colonization and Settlement Vocabulary

the surroundings in which a person, animal or plant lives.

• Plantation
• Economy
• Environment
• Resources

a large farm that raises cash crops

• Plantation
• Proprietor
• Charter
• Environment

the owner of a piece of property

• Mercantilism
• Proprietor
• Indentured
• Economy

the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

• Immigration
• Colony
• Charter
• Indentured

the wealth and resources of a country or region. 

• Money
• Mercantilism
• Resources
• Economy

a source of supply that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

• Resources 
• Economy
• Mercantilism 
• Charter

a written contract issued by a government giving the holder the right to establish a colony.

• Mercantilism
• Proprietor
• Charter
• Joint Stock

a person who sold his or her labor in exchange for passage to America.

• Charter
• Proprietor
• Immigration
• Indentured (servant)

an economic system in which nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade.

• Economy 
• Mercantilism
• Charter
• Plantation

a group of people living together in an ordered community.

• Class
• Environment
• Plantation
• Society