| The Roestoration | An event that took place on May 8, 1660, when Charles II, bacame King of England and had a major impact on the serrlement of SC |
| Lords Proprietors | 8 supporters to whom King Charles II of England gave a grant to esabish a colony that included land that later bacame SC |
| Quitrant | An annual rent or tax paid be the settlers to the Lords Proprietors for land granted by them |
| Headright Method | A method of grantong an amount of land to settlers depanding on the number of people in their families |
| Governor | The head of a colony or state |
| Immigrant | One who makes to a new colony or country to settle there |
| Capital | Seat of Goverment for a state of nation; money that is invested to build more wealth |
| Naval Stores | Pitch and tar made from pinetrees and used to make ships water-tight |
| Staple Crop | A crop that most people eat or are able to use |
| Majority | More than half |
| Juror | A citizen who is chosen to serve on a jury and make a decision about a case brought before the jury |
| Sounds | Long, broad inlets along the coast of NC |
| Conrtact | An official, legally binding writtin agreement |
| Faction | A small, united group with in a larger group |
| Dissenters | In the late 1600s, Protestants who were not members of the Angican church |
| Status Quo | The current state of affairs |
| Compromise | A way of settling disagreements in which each side gives away a little in its demands |
| Established Church | The Alglican church which many dissenters feared the assembly would make the official church of SC |
| Parish | A church district |
| Milltia | A miliatary force composed mainly of citizens |