aristocrats
This group of people included wealthy merchants, clergymen, and large landholders
freeholders
This group of people were property owners in New England allowed to vote in town meetings.
redemptioners
These people worked as servants to pay for their travel to America.
slaves
servants for life
wainwrights
wagon makers
middle colonies
also known as bread colonies
southern colonies
also called "plantation colonies
New England colonies
developed many sea industries
township
the basic area ruled by a local government in New England
militia
a colonial army
subsistence farmer
the kind of farmer who raised only enough food for his family.
indentured servant
the kind of servant who worked for a master for a limited time.
power of the purse
the power that the colonial legislatures had over the governors
aristocrats
upper-class people