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Term | Definition |
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Northwest Passage | water route that explorers hoped would flow through North America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. |
stock | share in a company |
charter | official document giving a person or group permission to do something |
cash crop | crop grown to be sold for profit |
persecution | unjust treatment because of one’s beliefs |
separatist | group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England. Some traveled to North America in search of religious freedom. |
dissenter | person whose views differ from those of his or her leaders |
proprietor | owner |