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| 8088618422 | Mercantilism | An economic theory based on reducing a country's imports while expanding its exports in order to maximize wealth. |  | 0 |
| 8088650837 | Triangle Trade | Three-way pattern of trade that involved England, English colonies in America, and West Africa. |  | 1 |
| 8088688132 | Indentured Servants | Individuals who agreed to work without wages for a period of time in exchange for transportation to the colonies. |  | 2 |
| 8088704256 | Southern Colonies | Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Carolina (North and South). |  | 3 |
| 8088718641 | Jamestown | The first permanent American colony, which was founded in 1607. |  | 4 |
| 8088732901 | Virginia Company | A joint-stock company, which raised capital for the expedition to America by selling shares of company stock to investors. |  | 5 |
| 8088796867 | Captain John Smith | This leader took control of Jamestown and helped turn it into a successful colony. His famous line was: "He that will not work, will not eat". |  | 6 |
| 8088809903 | John Rolfe | This colonist introduced tobacco to Jamestown, which saved the colony. He also married Pocahontas. |  | 7 |
| 8088826541 | Chief Powhatan | This guy was the principal leader of all the Powhatan tribes in the Chesapeake Bay region when the English settlers arrived in 1607. |  | 8 |
| 8088915542 | Mayflower Compact | Before disembarking the Mayflower, the Pilgrims created and signed this document. It was a pledge by the colonists to govern themselves through majority rule. |  | 9 |
| 8088929855 | John Winthrop | This guy was the founder of Massachusetts Bay and came up with the "city upon a hill" speech. |  | 10 |
| 8255854254 | Tobacco | This crop was introduced into Jamestown by John Rolfe. It financially saved the colony from ruin. |  | 11 |
| 8255883428 | Puritans | English Protestants who believed in strict religious-discipline, and settled in Mass. Bay Colony. They wanted to purify the Church of England. |  | 12 |
| 8255901889 | Pilgrims | English Puritans who sought religious freedom and settled in Plymouth Massachusetts. They were wanted to separate from the Church of England. |  | 13 |
| 8255918853 | House of Burgesses | This was the first representative body in America. It was formed in Virginia (Jamestown) in 1619. |  | 14 |
| 8255944201 | Middle Colonies | These colonies made up Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and New Jersey |  | 15 |
| 8255950929 | New England Colonies | These colonies made up Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, & New Hampshire. |  | 16 |
| 8255963949 | Middle Passage | The forced transport of enslaved Africans from West Africa to the Americas. |  | 17 |
| 8255999637 | Bacon's Rebellion | This event was led by Nathaniel Bacon, in which colonists revolted against colonial leaders. The event led to slavery. |  | 18 |
| 8256027687 | Roger Williams | This guy was banished from Massachusetts Bay because of his beliefs. He founded the colony of Rhode Island. |  | 19 |
| 8256039737 | Anne Hutchinson | This woman was banished from Massachusetts Bay because she questioned the colony's religious leaders. |  | 20 |
| 8256061157 | William Penn | This guy founded the colony of Pennsylvania. He established good relations with Native Americans and was a Quaker. |  | 21 |
| 8256078082 | New Amsterdam | This colony was founded by the Dutch for trading purposes. This colony was renamed New York. |  | 22 |
| 8256107682 | King Phillip's War | Conflict between English colonists and Native Americans in New England. This was the end of Indian resistance to white settlement in the Northeast. |  | 23 |
| 8256145141 | Great Awakening | Religious movement in the English colonies during the 1730s and 1740s, which was heavily inspired by evangelical preachers. |  | 24 |
| 8256168890 | Benjamin Franklin | This guy symbolized the opportunities in colonial America. He went from poor to rich with hard work and dedication. |  | 25 |
| 8256195950 | Salutary Neglect | British policy in the early 1700s which allowed the colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain was gaining economically. |  | 26 |
| 8256217694 | Salem Witch Trials | Period of hysteria in Massachusetts Bay where colonists accused each other of being witches. Nineteen of the accused where executed. |  | 27 |
| 8256248646 | Half-Way Covenant | Religious-political solution adopted by 17th-century Puritans, that allowed the children of baptized but unconverted church members to be baptized and thus become church members and have political rights. |  | 28 |
| 8256351809 | French and Indian War | War between the French and British over territory in North America. The British won the war, but it led to massive debt in England. |  | 29 |
| 8256375524 | Treaty of Paris | This treaty ended the French and Indian War. France lost all territory in North America. |  | 30 |
