13 Colonies Vocabulary Bill of Rights List the freedoms and rights that people should have. constitution revolution A plan for government. A sudden, complete change of government. protest Object to, the new British tax laws. representation A leader to speak for them. independence Freedom to govern themselves. barter Exchange goods without using money. treaty A written agreement. 13 Colonies Vocabulary pioneer A person who is among the first to settle in a place. backcountry It was beyond or in back of, the Coastal Plain. charter A document that gives certain rights from the government to a certain person or group. assembly A group of people elected to make laws. tax Money that a government collects to pay for services. cash crop A crop that made money such as tobacco and corn. royal colony A colony rules by a king. 13 Colonies Vocabulary confederation A system for making decisions for a group of people. democracy A government in which the people have a voice in making decisions. government A system for making decisions for a group of people. ceremony A celebration that honors an event. expedition A journey to learn more about a land. governor A leader. 13 Colonies Vocabulary raw materials Is a natural resource used to make a product. colony A settlement rules by a faraway country. slavery The practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay. borderlands Lands on the edge of New Spain . presidio Spanish soldiers built presidios or forts, in the border lands. mission Missionaries built a religious settlement. 13 Colonies Vocabulary dissent Difference of opinion or disagreement. triangular Routes that trade ships followed between these trade routes middle passage locations. Refers to one part of the triangular trade routes. plantation indentured Large farms. Bind with a contract. A servant would world for servant religious someone else without pay. The acceptance of differences in religion. toleration 13 Colonies Vocabulary boycott Protest Refusal to buy. minutemen revolution Soldiers A sudden and complete change.
