Word Wall Words forWord Wall Words forColonial Regions: New England, Colonial Regions: New England, Middle, and Southern ColoniesMiddle, and Southern Colonies

Cash CropCash Crop

A A cash cropcash crop is a crop is a crop grown in large grown in large quantities to be sold for quantities to be sold for a profit.a profit.

AssemblyAssembly

An An assemblyassembly is anis an elected group that make elected group that make laws on behalf of the laws on behalf of the people.people.

DemocraticDemocratic

In a In a democratic democratic government the power government the power rests with the people.rests with the people.

PuritansPuritans

The The Puritans Puritans ,a ,a Separatists group that Separatists group that broke away from the broke away from the Church of England, Church of England, valued a “pure” valued a “pure” relationship with God.relationship with God.

Great MigrationGreat Migration

The The Great Migration Great Migration is is the name given to the the name given to the choice and action made choice and action made by many Puritan families by many Puritan families to leave England and to leave England and come to America.come to America.

Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact

The The Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact, a , a document including a set of document including a set of rules agreed to by all the rules agreed to by all the Pilgrims, determined how Pilgrims, determined how the Plymouth colony would the Plymouth colony would be governed.be governed.

Slave TradeSlave Trade

The business of The business of capturing, transporting capturing, transporting and selling people as and selling people as slaves is known as the slaves is known as the Slave Trade.Slave Trade.

QuakersQuakers

The The QuakersQuakers in their in their religious doctrine religious doctrine practiced the beliefs of practiced the beliefs of equality for all, equality for all, brotherly love, brotherly love, nonviolence, and living nonviolence, and living a simple life style.a simple life style.

House of BurgessesHouse of Burgesses

The The House of BurgessesHouse of Burgesses

was the first representativewas the first representative

assembly in the Americanassembly in the American

Colonies.Colonies.

ConstitutionConstitution

A A constitutionconstitution is a is a

document that sets thedocument that sets the

basic rules for a government.basic rules for a government.