Matching Pairs 13 ColoniesOnline version Match the different vocabulary with it's definition by Ruth Geiger 1 Joint-Stock Company 2 New England Colonies 3 Religious Toleration 4 Triangular Trade route 5 Cash Crop 6 Southern Colonies 7 Representative Government 8 Middle Colonies 9 Puritans 10 Great Awakening Investors buy stock in return for a share of future profits. A crop grown to make a profit. People chosen by citizens to make decisions on their behalf and to represent them in the legislature. The region of the 13 colonies that had greater religious and ethnic diversity than the other two. The trade system between the U.S. colonies, Africa, and the West Indies. The region of the 13 colonies that had a short growing season, cool climate, and poor soil. A religious movement that emphasized the importance of religious feelings to the colonists; colonists became more engaged in religion. The acceptance of different religious beliefs. A group that came to America to purify the church and promote virtue; believed members of their church were chosen by God. The region of the 13 colonies that had a long growing season and a warm climate that encouraged the growth of the plantation system.