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13 Colonies vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| town meeting | an assembly of qualified local voters who hold elections and vote on laws |
| self-government | the government of a community, state, or nation by the people living there; a democracy |
| dissenter | a person who disagrees strongly or refuses to go along with what his or her leaders believe |
| banish | to drive someone out of their home as a punishment |
| proprietor | a person in charge of a colony's land |
| representative | a person chosen by others to speak or act for them |
| plantation | a large farm on which crops are raised by workers who live on the land |
| legislature | a group with the power to make and change laws |
| refuge | a place protected from threat or harm |
| debtor | a person who owes money |