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Social Studies
Early Days of NY aned Colonial Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apprentice | Person who agrees to work for a more experienced person for a certain period of time in order to learn a skill |
| Colonist | Person who lives in a colony |
| Colony | Place that is ruled by another country |
| Culture | Way of life of a group of people |
| Economy | System for producing and delivering goods |
| Explorer | Person who travels to unknown places to discover new things |
| Governor | Leader of a colony or head of the executive branch of a state |
| Indentured Servant | Person who agreed to work without pay for a period of time in exchange for a boat trip to the colonies |
| Merchant | Person who buys goods and sells them for a profit |
| Patroon | Person who was given land by the Dutch West India Company for paying to bring 50 settlers to New Netherland. |
| Profit | Earnings that remain after subtracting the cost of making and selling goods or services. |
| Slaves | Person who is owned by another person |