- colony: land that another country owns and uses
- destroyed: ruined
- established: created
- colonists: the people who live in the colonies
- majority: more than half
- minority: less than half
- Pilgrims: colonists from England who wanted religious freedom
- pull factors: reasons that attract immigrants to a country
- Push factor: reasons that push you out of a place
- Great Lakes: the 5 lakes around Michigan
- founded: established; created
- Outdo: compete
- dominate: control
- starvation: famine; not having enough food
- increase: go up
- decrease: go down
- population: the number of people living in a country
- cash crops: crops that are grown to make profit
17.6 Vocab
