| Term | Definition |
| alliance | formal agreement to cooperate |
| ally | partner, especially in war |
| colony | a settlement started by people who leave their home country |
| congress | formal meeting of representatives |
| delegate | a representative |
| economy | the way people use resources to meet their needs |
| governor | the leader of a colony or state |
| historical map | map that shows a place as it was at a certain time in history |
| industry | all the businesses that make one kind of product (like the sneaker industry) |
| jury | a group of citizens that decide |
| legislature | a group of people who makes laws in the court???? |
| manor | a large farm |
| manufacturing | the making of products |
| proclamation | an order from the leader to the citizens -( he proclaims a new law) |
| representative | a person chosen to make decisions for others |
| self government | control of one's own government |
| tenant farmer | a person who farms land that belongs to a manor owner |
| tyrant | a leader who rules harshly |