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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprentice | a person who lives with a master craftsman to learn a trade. |
| boycott | The act of refusing to buy something in order to make a point. |
| coerce | To force. |
| Cultural history | The history of people's daily lives in the past. |
| deport | To forcibly remove. |
| economy | The way people use their resources to make, sell, buy, and use goods and services. |
| epidemic | An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and wildly. |
| Ethic history | The history of many people who lived in a certain area. |
| evict | To force someone out. |
| petroglyph | Picture engravings in stone |
| Historical fiction | A made up story based on real past events |
| Indentured servant | A person whose passage to America was paid in return for several years of labor. |
| parliament | The legislative body of England. |
| passage | In colonial times, the price of traveling to America. |
| Political history | The history of how people set up their government and passes laws for their communities. |
| province | A territory that is part of another nation or colony. |
| repeal | To cancel by official authority. |
| tenant | A farmer who grew crops on the land rented from wealthy landowners. |
| unalienable | Unable to be taken away. |
| warrant | An official document that grants permission for a place to e searched. |
| Writs of Assistance | Documents that gave government officials the right to search any house or business without a warrant. |