| Term | Definition |
|---|
| colonization | establishing the rule of a country outside of its borders |
| mother country | ruling country over territories |
| charter | legal document establishing a colony |
| mercantilism | method of increasing a countries wealth by controlling the trade of its colonies |
| bicameral legislature | law making body made up of two houses |
| Colonial regions | colonies that share similar features in terms of geography and economy |
| New England | Colonial region marked by rocky, infertile land, economy based on subsistence farming and industries such as ship builing |
| Middle Colonies | Colonial region marked by varied geography and economy, but large amounts of staple crops |
| Southern Colonies | Colonial region marked by wide open lands, economy based on cash crops |
| town meetings | representative assemblies in colonies |
| Privy Council | advisors to the King that make policies for the colonies. |
| French and Indian War | War in North America between the British/Colonists and the French/Indians. |
| Albany Plan of Union | Ben Franklin's plan to unite the colonies to fight against the French. It was rejected. |
| turning point | when a war changes winners |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | Ended the French and Indian War and granted French lands in North America to England |
| Proclamation of 1763 | King's order not allowing colonists to move west over the Apalachian Mountains to prevent conflicts with the french and indians. |
| George Washington | American leader of British troops in the French and Indian War |
| William Pitt | American leader of colonial troops in the French and Indian War |
| mother country | The country of origin of settlers or colonists in a place. |
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