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Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| legislature | a group of people who have the power to make laws |
| gentry | the upper class of colonial society |
| indentured servant | signed a contract to work for 4-10 years in the colonies for anyone who would pay for his or her ocean passage to the Americas |
| bill of rights | a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect |
| libel | the publishing of statements that damages a person's reputation |
| apprentice | someone who learns a trade by working for someone in that trade for a certain period of time |
| middle class | not rich, not poor, made up of small planters, independent farmers, and artisans |
| triangular trade | a three way trade between the colonies, the Caribbean, and Africa |
| racism | the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another |
| slave codes | strict laws that restricted rights and activities of slaves |
| public school | a school supported by taxes |
| dame school | schools that women opened in their homes to teach girls and boys how to read and write |
| natural rights | rights that belong to everyone since birth |
| separation of powers | division of the power of government into separate branches |
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