Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

an agreement that Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas

a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without pay for a specific number of years.

The most popular sources of food in the 13 colonies

a group of English people who came to America seeking religious freedom during the reign of King James I.

Native tribe who welcomed the pilgrims and taught them how to plant crops, trap animals and catch fish.

the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.

English citizens who believed that God predestined souls to heaven or hell before birth. They founded Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629.

a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony's geographic boundaries and specified how it would be governed

crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities in order to be sold for profit

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

The business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves

ruled by the people. In a democracy, citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws.