Declared not guilty.

A member of the lower house of the colonial legislature in Virginia.

The establishment of a colony or colonies.

A Protestant in England or Scotland who belongs to some church other than the established church.

A person who comes into a foreign country or region to live.

Originating in the region or country where found; native.

A sharp or sudden rise in prices resulting from too great expansion in paper money or bank credit.

A company whose capital is owned in shares by stockholders, any one of whom can sell some or all of his shares without the consent of the others.

A disease that causes chills, fever, and sweating. Malaria is transmitted by the bite of anopheles mosquitoes that have previously bitten infected persons. It is caused by minute parasitic animals in the red blood corpuscles.

A strong fence or defensive work consisting of pointed wooden stakes set firmly and closely together in the ground. Used for defense of frontier forts.

A plateau or district lying along or near the foot of a mountain range.

A fixed rent paid in money, instead of services rendered.

Founded by or belonging to the king or queen. The king retained the rights to choose the governor and determine the laws governing a royal colony.

Low-lying land along a seacoast through which tides flow.