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Vocabulary 6
Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |