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Vocabulary 6
Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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proprietor | a person who owned and controlled all the land of a colony |
representative | someone who is chosen to speak and act for others |
treaty | an official agreement between nation or groups |
free market economy | an economic system in which the people, not the government decide what will be produced |
free enterprise | the system in which people may start any business that they believe will succeed |
artisan | someone who is skilled at making something by hand, such as silver spoons or wooden chairs |
laborer | a person who does hard physical work |
apprentice | someone who studies with a master to learn a skill or business |
plantation | A large farm on which crops are raised by workers who live on a farm |
legislature | a group of people with the power to make and change laws |
refuge | a safe place |
debtor | a person who owes money |
indigo | a plant that can be made into a dark blue dye |
overseer | a person who watches and directs the work of other people |
spiritual | an african american folk song |