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social studies
lesson 4 vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stock | A share of ownership in a bisness |
| prosperity | Economic success. |
| cash crop | A crop that people raise to sell rather than to use themselves. |
| legislature | The lawmaking branch of the government. |
| burgess | A representative in the legislature of colonial Virginia or Maryland. |
| authority | The right to control and make decisions. |
| pilgrim | A person who makes a journey for religious reasons. |
| compact | An agreement. |
| self-rule | Control over one's vote. |
| majority rule | The political idea that the majority of an organized group should have the power to make decisions for the whole group |