Mercantilism: belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism
Export: The sale or transportation of goods to another country
Import: sales of goods or services brought in from abroad
Enumerated article: sugar, tobacco, cotton and indigo - that the English colonies could export only to England in the 17th century
Legislator: a person who makes laws
Indentured servant: a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries.
