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| started the Maryland colony to take refuge for Catholics, many came as indentured servants. |
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| eight English leaders that adopted a constitution for Carolina |
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| An English leader that had the idea of sending England's debtors to start a new colony and defend the land. It would also give the debtors a new start. |
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| The first African to write and talk about life as an enslaved person. His autobiography helped to show harsh reality of slavery. |
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| She was given seeds by her father for an indigo plant and worked hard to grow a plant that produced an excellent dye. |
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| Was settled by the Calvert's and named by Cecilius Calvert |
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| This area grew mostly tobacco. Was one of the largest English colonies in North America. |
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| English land granted by King Charles II, to the Lords Proprietors. Grew so large and hard to govern that they split it into two. |
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| English colony that was made up of debtors. The first settlement was Savannah |
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| "in back of " of the area settled by Europeans. |
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| as settlers moved west they started settling lands that belonged to the Indians. These Native Americans thought they could scare the settlers off the land but instead started a war. |
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| Spanish Florida/ Black Seminoles |
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| Africans that escaped slavery and went to this tribe for shelter and food. They soon became part of the tribe. |
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| a small town in Spanish Florida started by free Africans |
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| this town exported large amounts of grain and tobacco, they soon became a major center for shipbuilding |
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| Wilmington, North Carolina |
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| this town became the shipping center for forest goods. |
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| a person who is paid to buy and sell for someone else. |
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| depending on one another for economic resources |
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| a person to watch over the enslaved people as they worked |
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| people who had been put in prison for owing money |
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| a plant that produces a blue dye used in clothmaking process |
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| a written plan of government |
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