A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants

1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony

an economic system where countries export more than they import and raw materials are obtained from colonies

an economic system where countries export more than they import and raw materials are obtained from colonies

a system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government

a system of government in which people make their own laws

The first elected legislative body in the English colonies in the New World

the first permanent English settlement, founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company for economic reasons

a waterway through or around North America that people thought would get them to Asia faster. It did not exist.

An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.

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

A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area

A colony controlled directly by the English king

colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted

A colony that was owned and maintained by stockholders and whose type of government was chosen by the stockholders. The goal of this kind of colony was to make money for the stock holders.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire